Islam and online imagery on malaysian tourist destination websites

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1082-1102

  Hashim, Noor Hazarina ^a   Murphy, Jamie ^a   Hashim, Nazlida Muhamad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; HOMEPAGE; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERVIEW ANALYSIS; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; ONLINE IMAGES; SHAPE INFORMATION; SMALL BODIES; TOURIST DESTINATIONS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 34249998651     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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