Seeing is Believing: Effects of Uncivil Online Debate on Political Polarization and Expectations of Deliberation

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 621-633

  Hwang, Hyunseo ^a   Kim, Youngju ^b   Huh, Catherine U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84916937317     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2014.966365     Document Type: Article

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