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Ad-free, member-funded, and Dutch: The team behind the breakout success De Correspondent is translating its ideas into English (and Judd Apatow is on board).
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Doctor, K. (2014, Jun. 26). The newsonomics of European crowds, funding new news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/06/the-newsonomics-of-european-crowds-funding-new-news/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of European crowds, funding new news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 26, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/06/the-newsonomics-of-european-crowds-funding-new-news/.
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