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Benton, Joshua. "The coronavirus traffic bump to news sites is pretty much over already." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 14, 2020. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/04/the-coronavirus-traffic-bump-to-news-sites-is-pretty-much-over-already/.
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