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Peer reviewedPettey, Gary R.; And Others – Central States Speech Journal, 1986
Examines the feelings, learning, and diffusion effects resulting from the Challenger explosion using a two-pronged approach both in a cross section and an over-time panel design. Indicates that television reliant individuals were the most knowledgeable about the disaster and also significantly more likely to recall accurately the "visual…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, News Reporting
