Intermedia agenda-setting and political activism: Moveon.org and the 2008 presidential election

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 560-583

  Ragas, Matthew W ^a   Kiousis, Spiro ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 78649532567     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2010.515372     Document Type: Article

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