Impact of unnamed sources on credibility not certain

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 8-19

  Smith, Ron F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84858756348     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290702800302     Document Type: Article

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