The 2008 presidential election, 2.0: A content analysis of user-generated political facebook groups

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-652

  Woolley, Julia K ^a   Limperos, Anthony M ^a   Oliver, Mary Beth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649556989     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2010.516864     Document Type: Article

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