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Ellis, Justin. "CALmatters aims to make people interested in state government and fill a gap in California." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 8 Jun. 2015. Web. 13 Dec. 2019.
APA
Ellis, J. (2015, Jun. 8). CALmatters aims to make people interested in state government and fill a gap in California. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 13, 2019, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/06/calmatters-aims-to-make-people-interested-in-state-government-and-fill-a-gap-in-california/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "CALmatters aims to make people interested in state government and fill a gap in California." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 8, 2015. Accessed December 13, 2019. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/06/calmatters-aims-to-make-people-interested-in-state-government-and-fill-a-gap-in-california/.
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