Political public relations and the promotion of participatory, transparent government through social media

International Journal of Strategic Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 274-291

  Avery, Elizabeth Johnson ^a   Graham, Melissa Wooten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84890083086     PISSN: 1553118X     EISSN: 15531198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1553118X.2013.824885     Document Type: Article

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