Negotiating claims to journalism: Webloggers' orientation to news genres

Convergence

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 33-54

  Matheson, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 43149114112     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135485650401000405     Document Type: Article

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