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A study of Indiana legislators' perceptions of local media coverage, 1995

The relationship between the media and politicians is uncertain at best. This study examined the attitudes of Indiana state senators and representatives with regard to the way they are treated by their local media. It is based on a study conducted in 1990 by Dr. Daniel Riffe, that sought similar opinions from Alabama state lawmakers.The hypothesis assumed that legislators who indicated they found the media useful would not view them as adversarial. A 39% response rate was achieved, which while not high enough to statistically validate findings did indicate a rejection of the hypothesis, as well as reveal other interesting observations. / Department of Journalism

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/185629
Date January 1996
CreatorsRoeder, Lee Ann
ContributorsBall State University. Dept. of Journalism., Sharpe, Melvin L.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formativ, 71 leaves ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press
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