Internet media and the public sphere: The 2007 Australian e-electioneering experience

Media International Australia

Volumn , Issue 129, 2008, Pages 7-19

  Macnamara, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 77952414815     PISSN: 1329878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1329878x0812900103     Document Type: Article

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