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Ellis, Justin. "What happened after 7 news sites got rid of reader comments." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 16 Sep. 2015. Web. 29 Sep. 2023.
APA
Ellis, J. (2015, Sep. 16). What happened after 7 news sites got rid of reader comments. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/what-happened-after-7-news-sites-got-rid-of-reader-comments/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "What happened after 7 news sites got rid of reader comments." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 16, 2015. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/what-happened-after-7-news-sites-got-rid-of-reader-comments/.
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