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Benton, Joshua. "Some news orgs are killing comments, but not just because their commenters are terrible at being humans." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 Apr. 2014. Web. 31 Jan. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2014, Apr. 15). Some news orgs are killing comments, but not just because their commenters are terrible at being humans. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/some-news-orgs-are-killing-comments-but-not-just-because-their-commenters-are-terrible-at-being-humans/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Some news orgs are killing comments, but not just because their commenters are terrible at being humans." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 15, 2014. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/some-news-orgs-are-killing-comments-but-not-just-because-their-commenters-are-terrible-at-being-humans/.
Wikipedia
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