A cross-section of political involvement, partisanship and online media in middle America during the 2008 presidential campaign

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-124

  Groshek, Jacob ^a   Dimitrova, Daniela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879453598     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2013.773484     Document Type: Article

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