From Consumer Demand to User Engagement: Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet

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From Consumer Demand to User Engagement : Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet. / Ørmen, Jacob.

In: The International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 24, No. 1, 01.01.2019, p. 49-68.

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Harvard

Ørmen, J 2019, 'From Consumer Demand to User Engagement: Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet', The International Journal of Press/Politics, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161218809160

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Ørmen, J. (2019). From Consumer Demand to User Engagement: Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 24(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161218809160

Vancouver

Ørmen J. From Consumer Demand to User Engagement: Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 2019 Jan 1;24(1):49-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161218809160

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Ørmen, Jacob. / From Consumer Demand to User Engagement : Comparing the Popularity and Virality of Election Coverage on the Internet. In: The International Journal of Press/Politics. 2019 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 49-68.

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