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Ellis, Justin. "Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Oct. 2014. Web. 4 Oct. 2024.
APA
Ellis, J. (2014, Oct. 20). Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/ebola-deeply-builds-on-the-lessons-of-single-subject-news-sites-a-news-operation-with-an-expiration-date/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 20, 2014. Accessed October 4, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/ebola-deeply-builds-on-the-lessons-of-single-subject-news-sites-a-news-operation-with-an-expiration-date/.
Wikipedia
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