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O'Donovan, Caroline. "Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Feb. 2014. Web. 27 May. 2023.
APA
O'Donovan, C. (2014, Feb. 19). Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 27, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/are-quizzes-the-new-lists-what-buzzfeeds-latest-viral-success-means-for-publishing/
Chicago
O'Donovan, Caroline. "Are quizzes the new lists? What BuzzFeed’s latest viral success means for publishing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 19, 2014. Accessed May 27, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/are-quizzes-the-new-lists-what-buzzfeeds-latest-viral-success-means-for-publishing/.
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