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Ong, Yunita. "This Singapore-based startup tests Southeast Asia’s appetite for a member-funded journalism service." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Oct. 2017. Web. 21 Mar. 2023.
APA
Ong, Y. (2017, Oct. 3). This Singapore-based startup tests Southeast Asia’s appetite for a member-funded journalism service. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/this-singapore-based-startup-tests-southeast-asias-appetite-for-a-member-funded-journalism-service/
Chicago
Ong, Yunita. "This Singapore-based startup tests Southeast Asia’s appetite for a member-funded journalism service." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 3, 2017. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/this-singapore-based-startup-tests-southeast-asias-appetite-for-a-member-funded-journalism-service/.
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