The blogging bbc: Journalism blogs at “the world's most trusted news organisation

Journalism Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-284

  Hermida, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bbc; Blogs; Journalism; Online; Professional practices; Public service broadcasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950755295     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512780902869082     Document Type: Article

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