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Lichterman, Joseph. "“Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auction." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 5 Jan. 2017. Web. 15 Dec. 2024.
APA
Lichterman, J. (2017, Jan. 5). “Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auction. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 15, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-local-news-could-see-a-windfall-from-the-fccs-spectrum-auction/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "“Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auction." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 5, 2017. Accessed December 15, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-local-news-could-see-a-windfall-from-the-fccs-spectrum-auction/.
Wikipedia
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