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Ellis, Justin. "Reported.ly puts its social-first journalism model to work covering the Charlie Hebdo attacks." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Mar. 2025.
APA
Ellis, J. (2015, Jan. 13). Reported.ly puts its social-first journalism model to work covering the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/reported-ly-puts-its-social-first-journalism-model-to-work-covering-the-charlie-hebdo-attacks/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Reported.ly puts its social-first journalism model to work covering the Charlie Hebdo attacks." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 13, 2015. Accessed March 25, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/reported-ly-puts-its-social-first-journalism-model-to-work-covering-the-charlie-hebdo-attacks/.
Wikipedia
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