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Is Snapchat Discover really a news platform? News snacking from social media and users’ knowledge of current affairs Snapchat Discover真的是一个新闻平台吗?从社交媒体和用户的时事知识中获取新闻

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Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajms_00047_1

Jayeon Lee

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