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Benton, Joshua. "“Number soup”: Can we make it easier for readers to digest all the numbers journalists stuff into their stories?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 1 Aug. 2022. Web. 27 Nov. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2022, Aug. 1). “Number soup”: Can we make it easier for readers to digest all the numbers journalists stuff into their stories?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/08/number-soup-can-we-make-it-easier-for-readers-to-digest-all-the-numbers-journalists-stuff-into-their-stories/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "“Number soup”: Can we make it easier for readers to digest all the numbers journalists stuff into their stories?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 1, 2022. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/08/number-soup-can-we-make-it-easier-for-readers-to-digest-all-the-numbers-journalists-stuff-into-their-stories/.
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