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media dependency theory  

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  • Media dependency theory makes an attempt to explain effects of mass media. Sandra Ball-Rokeach and Melvin DeFleur first outlined the framework of the theory in 1976. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Dependency Theory, Media]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TVVNTZ1G-R

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