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Benton, Joshua. "OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 5 Jun. 2023.
APA
Benton, J. (2013, Nov. 18). OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/11/ojr-an-old-web-icon-ends-up-repurposed-as-a-spamblog/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 18, 2013. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/11/ojr-an-old-web-icon-ends-up-repurposed-as-a-spamblog/.
Wikipedia
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