To wish impossible things*: Convergence as a process of diffusion of innovations in an actor-network

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-137

  Micó, Josep Lluís ^a   Masip, Pere ^a   Domingo, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; broadcasting journalism; convergence; diffusion of innovations; multiskilling; newsroom integration; online journalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872844699     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048512461765     Document Type: Article

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