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Wihbey, John. "What’s New in Digital and Social Media Research: How Facebook rumors spread, and the rise of the collaborative news clip." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Apr. 2014. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
APA
Wihbey, J. (2014, Apr. 30). What’s New in Digital and Social Media Research: How Facebook rumors spread, and the rise of the collaborative news clip. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/whats-new-in-digital-and-social-media-research-how-facebook-rumors-spread-and-the-rise-of-the-collaborative-news-clip/
Chicago
Wihbey, John. "What’s New in Digital and Social Media Research: How Facebook rumors spread, and the rise of the collaborative news clip." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 30, 2014. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/whats-new-in-digital-and-social-media-research-how-facebook-rumors-spread-and-the-rise-of-the-collaborative-news-clip/.
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