Enhancing perceived credibility of citizen journalism web sites

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-348

  Johnson, Kirsten A ^a   Wiedenbeck, Susan ^b  

^a ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS MEDIA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 70349637147     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900908600205     Document Type: Article

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