Exploring the spiral of silence in the virtual world: lndividuals willingness to express personal opinions in online versus offline settings

Xudong Liu; Shahira Fahmy

doi:10.5897/JMCS.9000031

Journal of
Media and Communication Studies

Abbreviation: J. Media Commun. Stud.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2545
DOI: 10.5897/JMCS
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 232

Full Length Research Paper

Exploring the spiral of silence in the virtual world: lndividuals' willingness to express personal opinions in online versus offline settings

Xudong Liu1 and Shahira Fahmy2*

1School of Journalism, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901, United States. 2School of Journalism, Department of Near Eastern Studies, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the University of Arizona, 845 N. Park Avenue, Marshall Building 325, P.O. Box 210158B, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158, United States.
Email: [email protected]

Article Number - 58558A711227
Vol.3(2), pp. 45 - 57 , February 2011
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMCS.9000031

Accepted: 30 December 2010
Published: 28 February 2011

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