Seeking unmediated political information in a mediated environment: The uses and gratifications of political parties' e-newsletters

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 242-264

  Jackson, Nigel A ^a   Lilleker, Darren G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Online political activism; UK political communication; UK political party e newsletters; Uses and gratification theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247565027     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180701307495     Document Type: Article

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