To fight misrepresentative and extractive reporting, Appalachian Advisors Network launches a database of local freelancers

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, . "To fight misrepresentative and extractive reporting, Appalachian Advisors Network launches a database of local freelancers." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Sep. 2020. Web. 6 Dec. 2023.

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, . (2020, Sep. 4). To fight misrepresentative and extractive reporting, Appalachian Advisors Network launches a database of local freelancers. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/to-fight-misrepresentative-and-extractive-reporting-appalachian-advisors-network-launches-a-database-of-local-freelancers/

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