Skepticism about media effects of concerning the environment: Examining Lomborg's hypotheses

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 861-880

  Besley, John C ^a   Shanahan, James ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Environmentalism; Lomborg; Media effects; Public opinion; Television

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 8644291548     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920490505266     Document Type: Article

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