The mobile phone and the public sphere: Mobile phone usage in three critical situations

Convergence

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-319

  Gordon, Janey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Citizen journalism; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949087822     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856507079181     Document Type: Article

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