“Gone too soon” : did Twitter grieve for Michael Jackson?

Purpose – Grieving resulting from death is a painful process and individuals invariably seek support to help them through this difficult period. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role microblogs play in providing social support following the death of a public figure, Michael Jackson, “...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Chei Sian, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102395
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16513