Political Television Hosts on Twitter: Examining Patterns of Interconnectivity and Self-Exposure in Twitter Political Talk Networks

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-96

  Himelboim, Itai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84897635610     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2013.875017     Document Type: Article

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