A content analysis of print news coverage of media violence and aggression research

Journal of Communication

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1070-1087

  Martins, Nicole ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Yeshua Katz, Daphna ^a   Lewis, Nicole H ^a   Tyree, Nancy E ^a   Jensen, Jakob D ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84897063151     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12052     Document Type: Article

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