Confrontation and cooptation: A brief history of Australian political blogs

Media International Australia

Volumn , Issue 143, 2012, Pages 89-98

  Highfield, Tim ^a   Bruns, Axel ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84864417699     PISSN: 1329878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1329878x1214300111     Document Type: Article

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