Newspapers offer more news than do major online sites

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-19

  Maier, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 78651453111     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953291003100102     Document Type: Article

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