The role of the internet in presidential campaigns

Communication Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 574-588

  Pollard, Timothy D ^a   Chesebro, James W ^a   Studinski, David Paul ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2008 Presidential Campaign; Functions; Internet; Political Communication; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956220943     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970903260418     Document Type: Article

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