The repertoire niches of interpersonal media: Competition and coexistence at the level of the individual

New Media and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 965-984

  Feaster, John Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal media; Media ecology; Niche theory; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349430006     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444809336549     Document Type: Article

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