Who's on and why are they there?: A study of visitors to electoral candidates' websites in Taiwan

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 30-49

  Hong, Yah Huei ^a   Chang, Roland ^b  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84946156857     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980209364822     Document Type: Article

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