MySpace Politics: Uses and gratifications of befriending candidates

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-583

  Ancu, Monica ^a   Cozma, Raluca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71149119640     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150903333064     Document Type: Article

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