Political journalists and Twitter: Influences on norms and practices

Journal of Media Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-305

  Parmelee, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

In depth interviews; Newspapers; Normalizing hypothesis; Political journalists; Twitter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888417018     PISSN: 14682753     EISSN: 20400926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/jmpr.14.4.291_1     Document Type: Article

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