Perceptions of news media, external efficacy, and public affairs apathy in political decision making and disaffection

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-39

  Pinkleton, Bruce E ^a   Austin, Erica Weintraub ^a   Zhou, Yushu ^b   Willoughby, Jessica Fitts ^c   Reiser, Megan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynicism; News media; Political decision making; Political disaffection; Skepticism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; TELEPHONE NETWORK;

EID: 84859295179     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: 2161430X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077699011428586     Document Type: Review

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