Political bias in the Irish Media: A quantitative study of campaign coverage during the 2002 general election

Irish Political Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-322

  Brandenburg, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85055408750     PISSN: 07907184     EISSN: 17439078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07907180500359350     Document Type: Article

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