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Emotional response as a cause of interpersonal news diffusion: The case of the space shuttle tragedy

Robert W. Kubey Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Rutgers University
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Thea Peluso Process Control Engineer for General Electric
Pages 69-76 | Accepted 01 Oct 1989, Published online: 18 May 2009

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