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Wang, Shan. "S is for “secure”: Why news organizations are ditching (or should ditch) HTTP for HTTPS." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jul. 2015. Web. 17 Mar. 2025.
APA
Wang, S. (2015, Jul. 13). S is for “secure”: Why news organizations are ditching (or should ditch) HTTP for HTTPS. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/s-is-for-secure-why-news-organizations-are-ditching-or-should-ditch-http-for-https/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "S is for “secure”: Why news organizations are ditching (or should ditch) HTTP for HTTPS." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 13, 2015. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/s-is-for-secure-why-news-organizations-are-ditching-or-should-ditch-http-for-https/.
Wikipedia
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