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Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of the Swift Street Courtyard." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 7 Jul. 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2011, Jul. 7). The newsonomics of the Swift Street Courtyard. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/07/the-newsonomics-of-the-swift-street-courtyard/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of the Swift Street Courtyard." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 7, 2011. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/07/the-newsonomics-of-the-swift-street-courtyard/.
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