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Exploring digital divides in older adults’ news consumption

Nordicom Review
Volume 41 (2020): Issue 2 (June 2020)
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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
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Language: English
Page range: 163 - 177
Published on: Dec 1, 2020
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
news consumption,
older adults,
representative survey,
replacement,
complementarity
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication

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