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Amico, Laura. "Laura Amico: From Homicide Watch to education, testing a new kind of structured journalism." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Sep. 2013. Web. 15 Dec. 2024.
APA
Amico, L. (2013, Sep. 20). Laura Amico: From Homicide Watch to education, testing a new kind of structured journalism. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 15, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/laura-amico-from-homicide-watch-to-education-testing-a-new-kind-of-structured-journalism/
Chicago
Amico, Laura. "Laura Amico: From Homicide Watch to education, testing a new kind of structured journalism." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 20, 2013. Accessed December 15, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/laura-amico-from-homicide-watch-to-education-testing-a-new-kind-of-structured-journalism/.
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