Media attention, political processes, and air pollution in the United States: A time-series analysis (1959-1998)

Organization and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-270

  McCreery, A C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution; environment; media; policy; political process; social movement; time series

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FEDERAL SYSTEM; MASS MEDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLITICAL PROCESS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957056197     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026610382619     Document Type: Article

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