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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: The 2016 media year by the numbers, and a look toward 2017." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Dec. 2016. Web. 28 May. 2023.
APA
Doctor, K. (2016, Dec. 19). Newsonomics: The 2016 media year by the numbers, and a look toward 2017. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/12/newsonomics-the-2016-media-year-by-the-numbers-and-a-look-toward-2017/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: The 2016 media year by the numbers, and a look toward 2017." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 19, 2016. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/12/newsonomics-the-2016-media-year-by-the-numbers-and-a-look-toward-2017/.
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