Media Influences on Political Trust and Engagement

The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Moy, Patricia ^a   Hussain, Muzammil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Key mechanisms; Mass media; Media coverage; Media influence; Political engagement; Political outcomes; Political participation; Political trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872445160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545636.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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