Good Ol' Boy Talk versus the Blogosphere in the Case of Former Senator George Allen

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-368

  Bogard, Cynthia J ^a   Sheinheit, Ian ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84878121801     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2012.724141     Document Type: Article

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