Online groups and political discourse: Do online discussion spaces facilitate exposure to political disagreement?

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-56

  Wojcieszak, Magdalena E ^a   Mutz, Diana C ^b  

^a IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MASS MEDIA; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63649139308     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01403.x     Document Type: Article

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