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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Mar. 2018. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, Mar. 21). Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/03/fill-in-the-blanks-whats-still-missing-from-the-study-of-fake-news-a-whole-lot/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 21, 2018. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/03/fill-in-the-blanks-whats-still-missing-from-the-study-of-fake-news-a-whole-lot/.
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