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Benton, Joshua. "As giant platforms rise, local news is getting crushed." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 1 Sep. 2015. Web. 17 Mar. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2015, Sep. 1). As giant platforms rise, local news is getting crushed. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/as-giant-platforms-rise-local-news-is-getting-crushed/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "As giant platforms rise, local news is getting crushed." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 1, 2015. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/as-giant-platforms-rise-local-news-is-getting-crushed/.
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