Media coverage of U.S. Elections: Persistence of tradition

The Handbook of Election News Coverage around the World

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 21-40

  Sotirovic, Mira ^a   McLeod, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 85075687706     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203887172-11     Document Type: Chapter

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