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Benton, Joshua. "BuzzFeed is probably booking around $60M a year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 5 Sep. 2013. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
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Benton, J. (2013, Sep. 5). BuzzFeed is probably booking around $60M a year. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/buzzfeed-is-probably-booking-around-60m-a-year/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "BuzzFeed is probably booking around $60M a year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 5, 2013. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/buzzfeed-is-probably-booking-around-60m-a-year/.
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