Television news, economic perceptions and political preferences in Britain, 1997-2001

Journal of Politics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1245-1266

  Sanders, David ^a   Gavin, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8744248400     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3816.2004.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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