Audience motivations for using interactive features: Distinguishing use of different types of interactivity on an online newspaper

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-397

  Chung, Deborah S ^a   Yoo, Chan Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 69849126807     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430701791048     Document Type: Article

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