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O'Donovan, Caroline. "Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Feb. 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2025.
APA
O'Donovan, C. (2014, Feb. 19). Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 1, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/are-quizzes-the-new-lists-what-buzzfeeds-latest-viral-success-means-for-publishing/
Chicago
O'Donovan, Caroline. "Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 19, 2014. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/are-quizzes-the-new-lists-what-buzzfeeds-latest-viral-success-means-for-publishing/.
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