International agenda-building in cyberspace: A study of Middle East government English-language websites

Public Relations Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Curtin, Patricia A ^a   Gaither, T Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialogic functionality; International agenda building; Middle East government English language websites

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342286098     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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