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Bilton, Ricardo. "A small survey suggests chasing pageviews isn’t putting as much pressure on watchdog reporting as you might think (or fear)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 22 May. 2017. Web. 8 Dec. 2023.
APA
Bilton, R. (2017, May. 22). A small survey suggests chasing pageviews isn’t putting as much pressure on watchdog reporting as you might think (or fear). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 8, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/05/a-small-survey-suggests-chasing-pageviews-isnt-putting-as-much-pressure-on-watchdog-reporting-as-you-might-think-or-fear/
Chicago
Bilton, Ricardo. "A small survey suggests chasing pageviews isn’t putting as much pressure on watchdog reporting as you might think (or fear)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 22, 2017. Accessed December 8, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/05/a-small-survey-suggests-chasing-pageviews-isnt-putting-as-much-pressure-on-watchdog-reporting-as-you-might-think-or-fear/.
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