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Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of Forbes’ real performance and price potential." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 24 Jul. 2024.
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Doctor, K. (2014, Jan. 16). The newsonomics of Forbes’ real performance and price potential. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/01/the-newsonomics-of-forbes-real-performance-and-price-potential/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of Forbes’ real performance and price potential." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 16, 2014. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/01/the-newsonomics-of-forbes-real-performance-and-price-potential/.
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