Reporting on Political Acquaintances: Personal Interactions Between Political Journalists and Politicians as a Determinant of Media Coverage

To explain which politicians make it into the news, this study considers the influence of the personal interactions between political journalists and politicians. While theoretically plausible, there is little empirical evidence that the personal interactions between reporters and politicians are as...

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Published in:	International Journal of Communication
Main Authors:	Emma S. van der Goot, Toni G.L.A. van der Meer, Rens Vliegenthart
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	USC Annenberg Press 2021-01-01
Subjects:	media coverage journalists politician-journalist contact
Online Access:	https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/15313

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