Media Choice and Informed Democracy: Toward Increasing News Consumption Gaps in Europe?

International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-303

  Aalberg, Toril ^a   Blekesaune, Arild ^a   Elvestad, Eiri ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

information gaps; media systems; media use; news exposure; survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878941167     PISSN: 19401612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1940161213485990     Document Type: Article

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