The 2008 presidential campaign: Political cynicism in the age of facebook, myspace, and youtube

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 584-607

  Hanson, Gary ^a   Haridakis, Paul Michael ^a   Cunningham, Audrey Wagstaff ^a   Sharma, Rekha ^a   Ponder, J D ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649625456     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2010.513470     Document Type: Article

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