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Baldridge, Marlee. "Water in a news desert: New Jersey is spending $5 million to fund innovation in local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Jul. 2018. Web. 20 Nov. 2023.
APA
Baldridge, M. (2018, Jul. 3). Water in a news desert: New Jersey is spending $5 million to fund innovation in local news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/water-in-a-news-desert-new-jersey-is-spending-5-million-to-fund-innovation-in-local-news/
Chicago
Baldridge, Marlee. "Water in a news desert: New Jersey is spending $5 million to fund innovation in local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 3, 2018. Accessed November 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/water-in-a-news-desert-new-jersey-is-spending-5-million-to-fund-innovation-in-local-news/.
Wikipedia
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