The interactive spectrum: The use of social media in UK regional newspapers

Convergence

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 472-495

  Canter, Lily ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facebook; Gatekeeping; Interactivity; Social media; Twitter; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886887564     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856513493698     Document Type: Article

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