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Benton, Joshua. "The Outline, an attempt to build a bolder kind of news site, appears to have met its end." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Apr. 2020. Web. 16 Mar. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2020, Apr. 3). The Outline, an attempt to build a bolder kind of news site, appears to have met its end. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/04/the-outline-an-attempt-to-build-a-bolder-kind-of-news-site-appears-to-have-met-its-end/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "The Outline, an attempt to build a bolder kind of news site, appears to have met its end." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 3, 2020. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/04/the-outline-an-attempt-to-build-a-bolder-kind-of-news-site-appears-to-have-met-its-end/.
Wikipedia
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