Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2007, 43(2): 333-360 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.2.04

How Does the Content and Structure of Television News Affect the Perceived Importance of Issues among the Czech Public?

František Kalvas, Martin Kreidl
Katedra sociologie, Fakulta filozofická Západočeská univerzita, Plzeň

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Kalvas, F., & Kreidl, M. (2007). How Does the Content and Structure of Television News Affect the Perceived Importance of Issues among the Czech Public? Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 43(2), 333-360. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.2.04
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