Why the U.S. media industry is in meltdown

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Why the U.S. media industry is in meltdown." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Jan. 2024. Web. 15 Nov. 2024.

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Owen, L. (2024, Jan. 23). Why the U.S. media industry is in meltdown. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-the-u-s-media-industry-is-in-meltdown/

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Why the U.S. media industry is in meltdown." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 23, 2024. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-the-u-s-media-industry-is-in-meltdown/.

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