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Ellis, Justin. "“We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver’s looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Oct. 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2024.
APA
Ellis, J. (2013, Oct. 23). “We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver’s looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/10/we-want-people-to-do-their-own-thinking-what-nate-silvers-looking-for-at-the-new-espn-housed-fivethirtyeight/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "“We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver’s looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 23, 2013. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/10/we-want-people-to-do-their-own-thinking-what-nate-silvers-looking-for-at-the-new-espn-housed-fivethirtyeight/.
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