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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Nov. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2015, Jan. 15). Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/newsonomics-digital-first-medias-upcoming-sale-is-producing-some-surprises/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 15, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/newsonomics-digital-first-medias-upcoming-sale-is-producing-some-surprises/.
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