The Digital Architectures of Social Media

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The Digital Architectures of Social Media. / Bossetta, Michael.

In: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 95, No. 2, 01.06.2018, p. 471-496.

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Bossetta, M 2018, 'The Digital Architectures of Social Media', Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 471-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018763307

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Bossetta, M. (2018). The Digital Architectures of Social Media. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 95(2), 471-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018763307

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Bossetta M. The Digital Architectures of Social Media. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 2018 Jun 1;95(2):471-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018763307

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Bossetta, Michael. / The Digital Architectures of Social Media. In: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 2018 ; Vol. 95, No. 2. pp. 471-496.

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