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Benton, Joshua. "Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 May. 2018. Web. 19 Oct. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2018, May. 14). Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/congratulations-sports-media-you-just-got-a-big-business-model-subsidy-from-the-supreme-court/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 14, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/congratulations-sports-media-you-just-got-a-big-business-model-subsidy-from-the-supreme-court/.
Wikipedia
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