Star Power? Advocacy, Receptivity, and Viewpoints on Celebrity Involvement in Issue Politics

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Becker, Amy B ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873661306     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2013.743310     Document Type: Article

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