Selective attention to online political information

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-100

  Graf, Joseph ^a,b   Aday, Sean ^c,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549116366     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150701820874     Document Type: Article

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