Probing the online counterpublic sphere: The case of Indymedia Athens

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-431

  Milioni, Dimitra L ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Audience agency; Counterpublics; Deliberation; Indymedia; Online alternative media; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949112042     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443709102714     Document Type: Article

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