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“Going offline”: Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload"

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“Going offline”: Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload". / Xu, Nairui; Gutsche Jr, Robert.
In: Journalism Practice, Vol. 15, No. 8, 30.09.2021, p. 1146-1162.

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Xu, N & Gutsche Jr, R 2021, '“Going offline”: Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload"', Journalism Practice, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 1146-1162. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2020.1776142

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Xu, N., & Gutsche Jr, R. (2021). “Going offline”: Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload". Journalism Practice, 15(8), 1146-1162. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2020.1776142

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Xu N, Gutsche Jr R. “Going offline”: Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload". Journalism Practice. 2021 Sept 30;15(8):1146-1162. Epub 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2020.1776142

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Xu, Nairui ; Gutsche Jr, Robert. / “Going offline” : Social media, source verification, and Chinese investigative journalism during “information overload". In: Journalism Practice. 2021 ; Vol. 15, No. 8. pp. 1146-1162.

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