Hot diggity blog: A cluster analysis examining motivations and other factors for why people judge different types of blogs as credible

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-263

  Kaye, Barbara K ^a   Johnson, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79952526884     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205431003687280     Document Type: Article

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