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Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Polarizing the network: The most interesting new digital and social media research." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Nov. 2018. Web. 19 Apr. 2024.
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Ordway, D. (2018, Nov. 20). Polarizing the network: The most interesting new digital and social media research. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/polarizing-the-network-the-most-interesting-new-digital-and-social-media-research/
Chicago
Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Polarizing the network: The most interesting new digital and social media research." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 20, 2018. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/polarizing-the-network-the-most-interesting-new-digital-and-social-media-research/.
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