Credibility of political messages on the internet: A comparison of blog sources

Blogging, Citizenship, and the Future of Media

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 149-164

  Kaid, Lynda Lee ^a   Postelnicu, Monica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203944196     Document Type: Chapter

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