The impact of a multichannel environment on television news viewing: A longitudinal study of news audience polarization in South Korea

International Journal of Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 838-856

  Kim, Su Jung ^a   Webster, James G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861705322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19328036     Source Type: Journal    
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