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Wihbey, John. "What’s New in Digital Scholarship: Teen sharing on Facebook, how Al Jazeera uses metrics, and the tie between better cellphone coverage and violence." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 29 May. 2013. Web. 15 Mar. 2025.
APA
Wihbey, J. (2013, May. 29). What’s New in Digital Scholarship: Teen sharing on Facebook, how Al Jazeera uses metrics, and the tie between better cellphone coverage and violence. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/whats-new-in-digital-scholarship-teen-sharing-on-facebook-how-al-jazeera-uses-metrics-and-the-tie-between-better-cellphone-coverage-and-violence/
Chicago
Wihbey, John. "What’s New in Digital Scholarship: Teen sharing on Facebook, how Al Jazeera uses metrics, and the tie between better cellphone coverage and violence." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 29, 2013. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/whats-new-in-digital-scholarship-teen-sharing-on-facebook-how-al-jazeera-uses-metrics-and-the-tie-between-better-cellphone-coverage-and-violence/.
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