Presidential television advertising and public policy priorities, 1952–2000

Communication Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 284-296

  Hansen, Glenn J ^a   Benoit, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Issues; Policy; Political Campaigns; Presidential Television Spots; Public Agenda; Public Issue Importance; Public Opinion Poll Data; Public Policy Priorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921405576     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970209388591     Document Type: Article

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