Merging mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology : a symposium

• Main Authors: Valkenburg, Patti M., Walther, Joseph Bart
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Mass Communication; Interpersonal Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85484; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50125
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This introduction to the special issue describes the impetus for a review of the merger of mass and interpersonal communication processes in light of recent developments in communication technologies. It reviews historical arguments about the need for integration in theorizing about communication pr...