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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: It looks like Tronc is about to be chopped up and sold for parts." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 29 Aug. 2018. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2018, Aug. 29). Newsonomics: It looks like Tronc is about to be chopped up and sold for parts. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/newsonomics-it-looks-like-tronc-is-about-to-be-chopped-up-and-sold-for-parts/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: It looks like Tronc is about to be chopped up and sold for parts." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 29, 2018. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/newsonomics-it-looks-like-tronc-is-about-to-be-chopped-up-and-sold-for-parts/.
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