Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2010
Abstract
A survey of participants in message forums located within the online sites of U.S. newspapers determined that taking part in forum reading and posting helps to predict users’ sense that they understand their local communities better but is not related to their actually getting out and taking part in real-world community activities.
DOI
10.1177/107769901008700109
Publication Information
Rosenberry, J. (2010), Virtual community support for offline communities through online newspaper message forums. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. [Electronic version]. Retrieved [insert date], from Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/commj_facpub/2/
Comments
This version is pre-publication.
Final version published as Rosenberry, J. (2010). Virtual Community Support for Offline Communities Through Online Newspaper Message Forums. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 87(1): 154-169. doi: 10.1177/107769901008700109.