Political News in the News Feed: Learning Politics from Social Media

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-48

  Bode, Leticia ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84952989351     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2015.1045149     Document Type: Article

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