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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Combine an “editorially responsible” algorithm + political news, and you have Current Status." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Apr. 2018. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
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Owen, L. (2018, Apr. 23). Combine an “editorially responsible” algorithm + political news, and you have Current Status. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/04/combine-an-editorially-responsible-algorithm-political-news-and-you-have-current-status/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Combine an “editorially responsible” algorithm + political news, and you have Current Status." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 23, 2018. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/04/combine-an-editorially-responsible-algorithm-political-news-and-you-have-current-status/.
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