The Influence of News Media on Stereotypic Attitudes Toward Immigrants in a Political Campaign

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 739-757

  Schemer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; NATURALIZATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 84867370126     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01672.x     Document Type: Article

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