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Peer reviewedRiffe, Daniel – Journalism Quarterly, 1990
Surveys 82 Alabama legislators and finds officials' views of the press as adversary or agent of consensus relates to perceived value of media for job-relevant information. Suggests a dysfunction of the "watch-dog" role because those believing the consensus model found the press more useful than those seeing the press as an adversary. (MG)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Legislators, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
