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Garber, Megan. "Better know a district: ProPublica adds to its music video arsenal with “The Redistricting Song”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Nov. 2011. Web. 24 Sep. 2016.
APA
Garber, M. (2011, Nov. 4). Better know a district: ProPublica adds to its music video arsenal with “The Redistricting Song”. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 24, 2016, from http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/11/better-know-a-district-propublica-adds-to-its-music-video-arsenal-with-the-redistricting-song/
Chicago
Garber, Megan. "Better know a district: ProPublica adds to its music video arsenal with “The Redistricting Song”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 4, 2011. Accessed September 24, 2016. http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/11/better-know-a-district-propublica-adds-to-its-music-video-arsenal-with-the-redistricting-song/.
Wikipedia
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