Gawker editor: “Glibness is our worst and most frequent sin”

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Jim Romenesko / Jul 13, 2015

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Benton, Joshua. "Gawker editor: “Glibness is our worst and most frequent sin”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jul. 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2024.

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Benton, J. (2015, Jul. 13). Gawker editor: “Glibness is our worst and most frequent sin”. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/gawker-editor-glibness-is-our-worst-and-most-frequent-sin/

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Benton, Joshua. "Gawker editor: “Glibness is our worst and most frequent sin”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 13, 2015. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/gawker-editor-glibness-is-our-worst-and-most-frequent-sin/.

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