The Oprah effect: How soft news helps inattentive citizens vote consistently

Journal of Politics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 946-959

  Baum, Matthew A ^a   Jamison, Angela S ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85047697556     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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