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APA
O'Donovan, C. (2013, Apr. 9). Tuesday Q&A: Bill Adair on leaving PolitiFact for academia and the Simon & Garfunkel theory of presidential coverage. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/04/tuesday-qa-bill-adair-on-leaving-politifact-for-academia-and-the-simon-garfunkel-theory-of-presidential-coverage/
Chicago
O'Donovan, Caroline. "Tuesday Q&A: Bill Adair on leaving PolitiFact for academia and the Simon & Garfunkel theory of presidential coverage." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 9, 2013. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/04/tuesday-qa-bill-adair-on-leaving-politifact-for-academia-and-the-simon-garfunkel-theory-of-presidential-coverage/.
Wikipedia
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