The Web and e-mail in science communication

Science Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-308

  Dumlao, Rebecca ^a   Duke, Shearlean ^b,c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail; Internet; Journalism; Science writers; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037237827     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547002250297     Document Type: Article

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