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Valeeva, Anastasia. "Chat app Telegram, not much loved by the Russian government, still attracts a loyal readership for news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Jul. 2017. Web. 28 Mar. 2025.
APA
Valeeva, A. (2017, Jul. 21). Chat app Telegram, not much loved by the Russian government, still attracts a loyal readership for news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 28, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/chat-app-telegram-not-much-loved-by-the-russian-government-still-attracts-a-loyal-readership-for-news/
Chicago
Valeeva, Anastasia. "Chat app Telegram, not much loved by the Russian government, still attracts a loyal readership for news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 21, 2017. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/chat-app-telegram-not-much-loved-by-the-russian-government-still-attracts-a-loyal-readership-for-news/.
Wikipedia
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