Information, please? Information seeking, mass media, and the undecided voter

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Kitchens, James T ^a   Powell, Larry ^b   Williams, Glenda ^c  

^a The Kitchens Group Maitland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 85041817305     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090309388801     Document Type: Article

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