Building buzz: (Scientists) communicating science in new media environments

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 772-791

  Liang, Xuan ^a   Su, Leona Yi Fan ^a   Yeo, Sara K ^b   Scheufele, Dietram A ^a   Brossard, Dominique ^a   Xenos, Michael ^a   Nealey, Paul ^c   Corley, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication effects; Media and society; Science communication; Social media

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922805987     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: 2161430X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077699014550092     Document Type: Review

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