Moments of Zen: Effects of the daily show on information seeking and political learning

Political Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-332

  Xenos, Michael A ^a   Becker, Amy B ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gateway hypothesis; Information seeking; Late night comedy; Online news; Political knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949140213     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600903053569     Document Type: Article

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