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Doctor, K. (2012, Jul. 12). The newsonomics of good news about news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/07/the-newsonomics-of-good-news-about-news/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of good news about news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 12, 2012. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/07/the-newsonomics-of-good-news-about-news/.
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