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Doctor, K. (2014, Jul. 16). The newsonomics of the new quest for big, big, big. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/07/the-newsonomics-of-the-new-quest-for-big-big-big/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of the new quest for big, big, big." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 16, 2014. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/07/the-newsonomics-of-the-new-quest-for-big-big-big/.
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