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Benton, Joshua. "“I had to borrow money to pay my rent”: Civil’s tokenomics has left some of its journalists wondering where their salary is." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Nov. 2018. Web. 31 Mar. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2018, Nov. 27). “I had to borrow money to pay my rent”: Civil’s tokenomics has left some of its journalists wondering where their salary is. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/i-had-to-borrow-money-to-pay-my-rent-civils-tokenomics-has-left-some-of-its-journalists-wondering-where-their-salary-is/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "“I had to borrow money to pay my rent”: Civil’s tokenomics has left some of its journalists wondering where their salary is." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 27, 2018. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/i-had-to-borrow-money-to-pay-my-rent-civils-tokenomics-has-left-some-of-its-journalists-wondering-where-their-salary-is/.
Wikipedia
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