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Benton, Joshua. "If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, X’s)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 24 Jul. 2023. Web. 16 Jan. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2023, Jul. 24). If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, X’s). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/07/if-other-media-companies-thought-about-brand-equity-the-way-elon-musk-thinks-about-twitters-er-xs/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks about Twitter’s (er, X’s)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 24, 2023. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/07/if-other-media-companies-thought-about-brand-equity-the-way-elon-musk-thinks-about-twitters-er-xs/.
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