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Ellis, Justin. "Why The New York Times built a tool for crowdsourced time travel." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Oct. 2014. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
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Ellis, J. (2014, Oct. 23). Why The New York Times built a tool for crowdsourced time travel. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/why-the-new-york-times-built-a-tool-for-crowdsourced-time-travel/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Why The New York Times built a tool for crowdsourced time travel." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 23, 2014. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/why-the-new-york-times-built-a-tool-for-crowdsourced-time-travel/.
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