Today’s a holiday at Harvard (and elsewhere) and Yr. Correspondent is in Florida at Poynter for the day, so expect light-to-no posting today. See you — with lots of new stuff — tomorrow.
Joshua Benton is the senior writer and former director of Nieman Lab. You can reach him via email (joshua_benton@harvard.edu) or Twitter DM (@jbenton).
Benton, Joshua. "Hasta mañana." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 11 Sep. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2008, Nov. 11). Hasta mañana. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2008/11/hasta-manana/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Hasta mañana." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 11, 2008. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2008/11/hasta-manana/.
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