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After 13 months, The New York Times this week discontinued its elections app rather than turn it into a general politics app. Here’s what they learned along the way. Adrienne LaFrance
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LaFrance, Adrienne. "Lessons from The New York Times’ app graveyard: When an app has an expiration date." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Jan. 2013. Web. 31 Mar. 2025.
APA
LaFrance, A. (2013, Jan. 23). Lessons from The New York Times’ app graveyard: When an app has an expiration date. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/01/lessons-from-the-new-york-times-app-graveyard-when-an-app-has-an-expiration-date/
Chicago
LaFrance, Adrienne. "Lessons from The New York Times’ app graveyard: When an app has an expiration date." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 23, 2013. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/01/lessons-from-the-new-york-times-app-graveyard-when-an-app-has-an-expiration-date/.
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