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Welsh, Madeline. "Here are some of the best projects from Vox Media’s annual hackfest." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 24 Jun. 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2023.
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Welsh, M. (2015, Jun. 24). Here are some of the best projects from Vox Media’s annual hackfest. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/06/the-best-new-projects-from-vax-2015-vox-medias-annual-hackfest/
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Welsh, Madeline. "Here are some of the best projects from Vox Media’s annual hackfest." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 24, 2015. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/06/the-best-new-projects-from-vax-2015-vox-medias-annual-hackfest/.
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