Political ad portraits: A visual analysis of viewer reaction to online political spoof advertisements

Journal of Public Affairs

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-328

  Bal, Anjali Suniti ^a   Campbell, Colin L ^b   Payne, Nathaniel Joseph ^c   Pitt, Leyland ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 78650060164     PISSN: 14723891     EISSN: 14791854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pa.366     Document Type: Article

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