Digitally Savvy Citizenship: The Role of Internet Skills and Engagement in Young Adults' Political Participation around the 2008 Presidential Election

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-134

  Hargittai, Eszter ^a   Shaw, Aaron ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879032928     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2013.787079     Document Type: Article

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