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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Atavist cuts half its staff and searches for a sustainable path as funding dries up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 16 Dec. 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2015, Dec. 16). Atavist cuts half its staff and searches for a sustainable path as funding dries up. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/12/atavist-cuts-half-its-staff-and-searches-for-a-sustainable-path-as-funding-dries-up/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Atavist cuts half its staff and searches for a sustainable path as funding dries up." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 16, 2015. Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/12/atavist-cuts-half-its-staff-and-searches-for-a-sustainable-path-as-funding-dries-up/.
Wikipedia
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