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The missing link: the quality of UK local and national online media coverage of research Cover

The missing link: the quality of UK local and national online media coverage of research

Open Access
|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.624 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 14, 2023
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Accepted on: May 24, 2023
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Published on: Jul 18, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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