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Digital Journalism Volume 6, 2018 - Issue 8: The Future of Journalism. Guest Edited by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Andrew Williams and Arne Hintz
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Automated Serendipity

The effect of using search engines on news repertoire balance and diversity

Richard FletcherView further author information
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Rasmus Kleis NielsenView further author information
Pages 976-989 | Received 01 Jun 2018, Accepted 13 Jul 2018, Published online: 06 Nov 2018

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