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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Mic lays off almost everyone and goes for a last-ditch sale to Bustle." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 29 Nov. 2018. Web. 15 Mar. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, Nov. 29). Mic lays off almost everyone and goes for a last-ditch sale to Bustle. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/mic-lays-off-almost-everyone-and-aims-for-a-last-ditch-sale-to-bustle/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Mic lays off almost everyone and goes for a last-ditch sale to Bustle." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 29, 2018. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/mic-lays-off-almost-everyone-and-aims-for-a-last-ditch-sale-to-bustle/.
Wikipedia
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