Spread of sars and war-related rumors through new media in china

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-391

  Ma, Ringo ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese communication; Chinese culture; Internet; New media; Rumor; Sars; Sms

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649886271     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370802448204     Document Type: Article

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