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Garber, Megan. "Knight News Challenge: CitySeed’s mobile app wants to grow some fresh community engagement." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 22 Jun. 2010. Web. 5 Oct. 2024.
APA
Garber, M. (2010, Jun. 22). Knight News Challenge: CitySeed’s mobile app wants to grow some fresh community engagement. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/knight-news-challenge-cityseeds-mobile-app-wants-to-grow-some-fresh-community-engagement/
Chicago
Garber, Megan. "Knight News Challenge: CitySeed’s mobile app wants to grow some fresh community engagement." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 22, 2010. Accessed October 5, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/knight-news-challenge-cityseeds-mobile-app-wants-to-grow-some-fresh-community-engagement/.
Wikipedia
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