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SYMPOSIUM—THE FACEBOOK ELECTION: NEW MEDIA AND THE 2008 ELECTION CAMPAIGN

The 2008 Presidential Campaign: Political Cynicism in the Age of Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube

Gary Hanson School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Kent State UniversityView further author information
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Paul Michael Haridakis School of Communication Studies, Kent State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Audrey Wagstaff Cunningham School of Communication Studies, Kent State UniversityView further author information
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J. D. Ponder School of Communication Studies, Kent State UniversityView further author information
Pages 584-607 | Published online: 20 Nov 2010

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