Third-party "hatchet" ads: An exploratory content study comparing third-party and candidate spots from the 2004 presidential election

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-151

  Dalton, Philip ^a   McIlwain, Charlton ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960963839     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2011.584506     Document Type: Article

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