Twitter as the people’s microphone: Emergence of authorities during protest tweeting

Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 117-139

  Halavais, Alexander ^a   Garrido, Maria ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Washington s Information School   (United States)

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EID: 84928765940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315885797     Document Type: Chapter

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