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Schmidt, Christine. "A referendum on media experiments? Here’s what news organizations are toying with in the 2018 election cycle." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 24 Oct. 2018. Web. 12 Dec. 2024.
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Schmidt, C. (2018, Oct. 24). A referendum on media experiments? Here’s what news organizations are toying with in the 2018 election cycle. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/a-referendum-on-media-experiments-heres-what-news-organizations-are-toying-with-in-the-2018-election-cycle/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "A referendum on media experiments? Here’s what news organizations are toying with in the 2018 election cycle." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 24, 2018. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/a-referendum-on-media-experiments-heres-what-news-organizations-are-toying-with-in-the-2018-election-cycle/.
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