TY - JOUR
AU - Danielian, Lucig, H.
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TI - The Structure of News Sources on Television: A Network Analysis of “CBS News,”“Nightline,”“MacNeil/Lehrer,” and “This Week with David Brinkley”
JF - Journal of Communication
DO - 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1994.tb00678.x
DA - 1994-06-01
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EP - 107
VL - 44
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