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A Research Career in the Public Interest

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In 2008, at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association in Montreal, the Political Communication Division bestowed upon Wolfgang Donsbach the David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship.

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Moy, P., Traugott, M. (2015). A Research Career in the Public Interest. In: Jandura, O., Petersen, T., Mothes, C., Schielicke, AM. (eds) Publizistik und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04704-7_5

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