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Online Harassment and Its Implications for the Journalist–Audience Relationship

Seth C. Lewisa School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rodrigo Zamithb Department of Journalism, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-1734
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Mark Coddingtonc Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-6152
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Pages 1047-1067 | Published online: 11 Sep 2020

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