New icts and the study of political communication

International Journal of Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 214-231

  Kelly Garrett, R ^a   Bimber, Bruce ^b   De Zúniga, Homero Gil ^c   Heinderyckx, François ^d   Kelly, John ^e   Smith, Marc ^f  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Connected Action Consulting Group ^*  (United States)

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