"What They Say or What They Do?" The Impact of Elite Explanation and Policy Outcomes on Public Opinion
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Kathleen M. McGraw, Samuel Best, Richard Timpone, "What They Say or What They Do?" The Impact of Elite Explanation and Policy Outcomes on Public Opinion, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Feb., 1995), pp. 53-74
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Several conditions must be met for an explanation/justification to have the intended effect: It must be exposed to the intended audience, the audience must pay attention to it, the audience must comprehend it, and the audience must accept the explanation/justification as legitimate.
“As argued by McGraw et al. (1995), several conditions must be met for an explanation/justification to have the intended effect: It must be exposed to the intended audience, the audience must pay attention to it, the audience must comprehend it, and the audience must accept the explanation/justification as legitimate.”
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- Authors
- McGraw, K. M., Best, S., & Timpone, R.
- ORCID
- Best, Samuel
- Venue
- American Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995-02
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53
- ISSN
- 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2323249697
- Cited by
- 91
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 8.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Political Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
- Keywords
- policy outcomes, public opinion, government communication
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