The crisis in public communication and the pursuit of authenticity: An analysis of the twitter feeds of scottish MPs 2008-2010

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 328-350

  Margaretten, Mark ^a   Gaber, Ivor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84897446704     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gss043     Document Type: Article

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