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Carmody, Tim. "“Journalists have lost control of the story”: Twitter, tech bubbles, and the nostalgia of the technology press." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 24 Apr. 2024.
APA
Carmody, T. (2011, Mar. 10). “Journalists have lost control of the story”: Twitter, tech bubbles, and the nostalgia of the technology press. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/journalists-have-lost-control-of-the-story-twitter-tech-bubbles-and-the-nostalgia-of-the-technology-press/
Chicago
Carmody, Tim. "“Journalists have lost control of the story”: Twitter, tech bubbles, and the nostalgia of the technology press." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 10, 2011. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/journalists-have-lost-control-of-the-story-twitter-tech-bubbles-and-the-nostalgia-of-the-technology-press/.
Wikipedia
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