Public Perceptions of Newspaper's Watchdog Role
@article{Stone1997PublicPO,
title={Public Perceptions of Newspaper's Watchdog Role},
author={Gerald C. Stone and Mary Kathleen O'Donnell and S. T. Banning},
journal={Newspaper Research Journal},
year={1997},
volume={18},
pages={102 - 86},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:107456650}
}Results from this survey indicate that advocating the watchdog role for newspapers is not linked to frequency of newspaper use. Youth and education level are associated with that role.
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