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Is news engagement worthwhile?: Studying young audiences’ engagement with YouTuber-like news content

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|Aug 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2022-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 152 - 170
Published on: Aug 31, 2022
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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