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Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of near-term numerology." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 28 May. 2022.
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Doctor, K. (2012, Oct. 11). The newsonomics of near-term numerology. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/the-newsonomics-of-near-term-numerology/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of near-term numerology." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 11, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/the-newsonomics-of-near-term-numerology/.
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