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Coddington, Mark. "This Week in Review: Mike Daisey and truth in journalism, and the tech giants’ news grab." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
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Coddington, M. (2012, Mar. 23). This Week in Review: Mike Daisey and truth in journalism, and the tech giants’ news grab. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/03/this-week-in-review-mike-daisey-and-truth-in-journalism-and-the-tech-giants-news-grab/
Chicago
Coddington, Mark. "This Week in Review: Mike Daisey and truth in journalism, and the tech giants’ news grab." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 23, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/03/this-week-in-review-mike-daisey-and-truth-in-journalism-and-the-tech-giants-news-grab/.
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