Interest in news and politics- or situational determinants? Why people watch the news

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-343

  Wonneberger, Anke ^a   Schoenbach, Klaus ^b   van Meurs, Lex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 80052572115     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.597466     Document Type: Article

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