Precision vs. realism on the framing continuum: Understanding the underpinnings of message effects

Political Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Vraga, Emily K ^a   Carr, D Jasun ^a   Nytes, Jeffrey P ^a   Shah, Dhavan V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Framing; Risk perceptions; Video processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949094884     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600903297927     Document Type: Article

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