Across time and space: Explaining variation in news coverage of the European Union

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 608-629

  Boomgaarden, Hajo G ^a   De Vreese, Claes H ^a   Schuck, Andreas R T ^a   Azrout, Rachid ^a   Elenbaas, Matthijs ^a   Van Spanje, Joost H P ^a   Vliegenthart, Rens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elite conflict; European Parliament elections; European Union; Media; News coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879799865     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12009     Document Type: Article

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