Public trust: A comprehensive investigation on perceived media credibility in China

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-172

  Zhang, Hongzhong ^a   Zhou, Shuhua ^b   Shen, Bin ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; perceived media credibility; public trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895905771     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2013.856452     Document Type: Article

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