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Schmidt, Christine. "What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much community." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 8 Apr. 2019. Web. 26 May. 2023.
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Schmidt, C. (2019, Apr. 8). What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much community. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 26, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/what-kind-of-local-news-is-facebook-featuring-on-today-in-crime-car-crashes-and-not-too-much-community/
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Schmidt, Christine. "What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much community." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 8, 2019. Accessed May 26, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/what-kind-of-local-news-is-facebook-featuring-on-today-in-crime-car-crashes-and-not-too-much-community/.
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