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On the Value of an NCA Journal Dedicated to Communication and Technology: Quantifying a Missed Opportunity 一份致力于传播和技术的NCA期刊的价值:量化错失的机会

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/HCT.V1I1.11881

Stephen A. Rains

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Theorizing a More Complete Picture: Integrating Interpersonal Communication with Computer-Mediated Communication 理论化更完整的画面:整合人际沟通与电脑媒介沟通

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/HCT.V1I1.11977

Andrew C. High

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引用次数: 6

"Human," "Communication," and "Technology" “人”、“沟通”和“技术”

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/HCT.V1I1.11998

B. McEwan

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Putting (Human) Communication at the Center of Technology Studies 将(人类)交流置于技术研究的中心

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/hct.v1i1.12059

Erin K. Ruppel

引用次数: 2

On Founding Human Communication & Technology 论创立人类传播与技术

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/HCT.V1I1.12072

Jeffrey A. Hall

引用次数: 4

On the need for spaces for discourse in human communication and technology 论人类传播与技术对话语空间的需求

Human Communication & Technology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.17161/HCT.V1I1.11978

J. McArthur

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