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Ellis, Justin. "Faster, stronger, and with better kickers: The New York Times’ 4th Down Bot gets an upgrade." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Oct. 2015. Web. 22 Jan. 2020.
APA
Ellis, J. (2015, Oct. 14). Faster, stronger, and with better kickers: The New York Times’ 4th Down Bot gets an upgrade. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/faster-stronger-and-with-better-kickers-the-new-york-times-4th-down-bot-gets-an-upgrade/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Faster, stronger, and with better kickers: The New York Times’ 4th Down Bot gets an upgrade." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 14, 2015. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/faster-stronger-and-with-better-kickers-the-new-york-times-4th-down-bot-gets-an-upgrade/.
Wikipedia
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