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LaFrance, Adrienne. "News companies use Cyber Monday to attract subscribers, push coupons." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Nov. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
LaFrance, A. (2012, Nov. 26). News companies use Cyber Monday to attract subscribers, push coupons. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/11/news-companies-use-cyber-monday-to-attract-subscribers-push-coupons/
Chicago
LaFrance, Adrienne. "News companies use Cyber Monday to attract subscribers, push coupons." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 26, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/11/news-companies-use-cyber-monday-to-attract-subscribers-push-coupons/.
Wikipedia
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