The interaction between mass media and the internet in non-democratic states: The case of China

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-471

  Tang, Lijun ^a   Sampson, Helen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

internet control; internet incident; news agenda; online activism; public opinion; social movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861763614     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443711436358     Document Type: Article

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