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Hermes, Jeffrey. "When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 2 May. 2013. Web. 20 Aug. 2019.
APA
Hermes, J. (2013, May. 2). When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved August 20, 2019, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/when-the-media-traditional-or-new-gets-a-suspect-wrong-what-are-the-legal-ramifications/
Chicago
Hermes, Jeffrey. "When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 2, 2013. Accessed August 20, 2019. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/when-the-media-traditional-or-new-gets-a-suspect-wrong-what-are-the-legal-ramifications/.
Wikipedia
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