A shift in media credibility: Comparing internet and traditional news sources in South Korea

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-302

  Kim, Daekyung ^a   Johnson, Thomas J ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility and culture; Independent web based newspapers; Internet credibility; Media credibility; Political information

Indexed keywords

EID: 66549110907     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048509102182     Document Type: Article

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