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Rejection of crisis information: Public apathy and the macro‐crisis of Y2K

Larry Powell Associate professor in the Communication Studies Department, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294–2060
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Jean Bodon Associate professor in the Communication Studies Department, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294–2060
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Mark Hickson III Professor in the Communication Studies Department, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294–2060
Pages 84-92 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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