Reader opinion in the digital age: Tabloid and broadsheet newspaper websites and the exercise of political voice

Journalism

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 983-1003

  Richardson, John E ^a   Stanyer, James ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

broadsheet; newspaper websites; online discussion; reader opinion; tabloid

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053331014     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884911415974     Document Type: Article

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