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Scire, Sarah. "Is Quibi delivering the young, digitally savvy audience it promised news organizations?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 6 Jul. 2020. Web. 28 Sep. 2023.
APA
Scire, S. (2020, Jul. 6). Is Quibi delivering the young, digitally savvy audience it promised news organizations?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/07/is-quibi-delivering-the-young-digitally-savvy-audience-it-promised-news-organizations/
Chicago
Scire, Sarah. "Is Quibi delivering the young, digitally savvy audience it promised news organizations?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 6, 2020. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/07/is-quibi-delivering-the-young-digitally-savvy-audience-it-promised-news-organizations/.
Wikipedia
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