Digital media vs mainstream media: Exploring the influences of media exposure and information preference as correlates of media credibility.
Rapid advancements in new media technologies have empowered presumed inactive mass media consumers to become active content creators on digital media platforms. The overarching implication of this unprecedented opportunity on media credibility has continued to reverberate among researchers, media pr...
| Publicado en: | Cogent Arts & Humanities Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 39 |
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