News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences
Patterson, Thomas. “News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences.” HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series No. RWP16-050, Dec. 2016. article
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