Testing the knowledge gap hypothesis in South Korea: Traditional news media, the internet, and political learning

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-210

  Kim, Sei Hill ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44849139528     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edn019     Document Type: Article

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