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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 Jan. 2015. Web. 5 Dec. 2023.
APA
Doctor, K. (2015, Jan. 15). Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 5, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/newsonomics-digital-first-medias-upcoming-sale-is-producing-some-surprises/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 15, 2015. Accessed December 5, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/newsonomics-digital-first-medias-upcoming-sale-is-producing-some-surprises/.
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