The dark side of the boon? Credibility, selective exposure and the proliferation of online sources of political information

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1862-1871

  Johnson, Thomas J ^a   Kaye, Barbara K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Online credibility; Polarization; Selective exposure

Indexed keywords

CREDIBILITY; INTERNET USERS; ONLINE CREDIBILITY; POINT OF VIEWS; POLITICAL FACTORS; POLITICAL INFORMATION; POLITICAL VIEWS; SELECTIVE EXPOSURE;

INTERNET;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84876147459     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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