Estimating Self-Reported News Exposure Across and Within Typical Days: Should Surveys Use More Refined Measures?

Communication Methods and Measures

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-328

  Tewksbury, David ^a   Althaus, Scott L ^a   Hibbing, Matthew V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84859404754     PISSN: 19312458     EISSN: 19312466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19312458.2011.624650     Document Type: Article

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