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Lichterman, Joseph. "How Mashable took user-generated content to create an animated story about Syria." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Aug. 2015. Web. 24 Nov. 2024.

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Lichterman, J. (2015, Aug. 4). How Mashable took user-generated content to create an animated story about Syria. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-mashable-took-user-generated-content-to-create-an-animated-story-about-syria/

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Lichterman, Joseph. "How Mashable took user-generated content to create an animated story about Syria." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 4, 2015. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-mashable-took-user-generated-content-to-create-an-animated-story-about-syria/.

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