Socio-structural correlates of online news and information adoption/use: Implications for the digital divide

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-185

  Nguyen, An ^a   Western, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Innovation diffusion; Internet use; News consumption; Online news

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248592722     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783307076894     Document Type: Article

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