News Aggregation and Content Differences in Online Cancer News

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-149

  Hurley, Ryan J ^a   Tewksbury, David ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84858265626     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.648681     Document Type: Article

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