Interacting is believing? Examining bottom-Up credibility of blogs among politically interested internet users

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 422-435

  Kim, Daekyung ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom Up Credibility; Interactivity; Online Activity; Political Blogs; Politically Interested Internet Users

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE;

BOTTOM UP; INTERACTIVITY; INTERNET USERS; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; POLITICAL BLOGS;

BLOGS;

EID: 84863730170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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