Why the Financial Times has increased marketing spending by nearly a third

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Why the Financial Times has increased marketing spending by nearly a third." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 Apr. 2017. Web. 1 Apr. 2025.

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