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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. 27 May. 2023.
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Ellis, J. (2015, Sep. 16). What happened after 7 news sites got rid of reader comments. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 27, 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 May 27, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/what-happened-after-7-news-sites-got-rid-of-reader-comments/.
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