Still Relevant? An Audience Analysis of Public and Government Access Channels

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 263-281

  Chen, Wenhong ^a   Funk, Marcus ^a   Straubhaar, Joseph D ^a   Spence, Jeremiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84884242853     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2013.816707     Document Type: Article

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