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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Substack is setting writers up for a Twitter-style implosion." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Apr. 2024. Web. 27 Nov. 2024.

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Owen, L. (2024, Apr. 3). Substack is setting writers up for a Twitter-style implosion. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/substack-is-setting-writers-up-for-a-twitter-style-implosion/

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Substack is setting writers up for a Twitter-style implosion." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 3, 2024. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/substack-is-setting-writers-up-for-a-twitter-style-implosion/.

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