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Wang, Shan. "First Look’s Press Litigation Fund wants to support news outlets stuck in expensive free speech cases." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 3 Nov. 2015. Web. 30 Sep. 2023.
APA
Wang, S. (2015, Nov. 3). First Look’s Press Litigation Fund wants to support news outlets stuck in expensive free speech cases. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/first-looks-press-litigation-fund-wants-to-support-news-outlets-stuck-in-expensive-free-speech-cases/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "First Look’s Press Litigation Fund wants to support news outlets stuck in expensive free speech cases." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 3, 2015. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/first-looks-press-litigation-fund-wants-to-support-news-outlets-stuck-in-expensive-free-speech-cases/.
Wikipedia
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