Effects of news frames on recipients' information processing in disability sports communications

Journal of Media Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 113-123

  Von Sikorski, Christian ^a   Schierl, Thomas ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disability; Media effects; News framing; Sport communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871842177     PISSN: 18641105     EISSN: 21512388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000069     Document Type: Article

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