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Schmidt, Christine. "Clicks are an “unreliable seismograph” for a news article’s value — here’s new research to back it up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Feb. 2019. Web. 14 Dec. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, Feb. 14). Clicks are an “unreliable seismograph” for a news article’s value — here’s new research to back it up. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/02/clicks-are-an-unreliable-seismograph-for-a-news-articles-value-heres-new-research-to-back-it-up/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "Clicks are an “unreliable seismograph” for a news article’s value — here’s new research to back it up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 14, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/02/clicks-are-an-unreliable-seismograph-for-a-news-articles-value-heres-new-research-to-back-it-up/.
Wikipedia
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