Resistance up in smoke: Analyzing the limitations of deliberation on youtube

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 411-434

  Hess, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliberation; Democracy; Vernacular discourse; War on drugs; YouTube

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849110428     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030903325347     Document Type: Article

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