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ARTICLES

BETWEEN BROADCASTING POLITICAL MESSAGES AND INTERACTING WITH VOTERS

The use of Twitter during the 2010 UK general election campaign

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Pages 692-716 | Received 13 Dec 2012, Accepted 11 Mar 2013, Published online: 04 Apr 2013

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