Assessing the Carrying Capacity of Twitter and Online News

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 577-598

  Jang, S Mo ^a   Pasek, Josh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84941332581     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2015.1035397     Document Type: Article

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