How newspaper readership affects political participation

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 8-23

  Lee, Tien Tsung ^a   Wei, Lu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 79959191500     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290802900302     Document Type: Article

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