Trust or Bust?: Questioning the Relationship Between Media Trust and News Attention

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-131

  Williams, Ann E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858205791     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.651186     Document Type: Article

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