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Bathke, Benjamin. "Slow down, read up: Why slow journalism and finishable news is (quickly) growing a following." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Mar. 2019. Web. 15 Mar. 2025.
APA
Bathke, B. (2019, Mar. 27). Slow down, read up: Why slow journalism and finishable news is (quickly) growing a following. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/slow-down-read-up-why-slow-journalism-and-finishable-news-is-quickly-growing-a-following/
Chicago
Bathke, Benjamin. "Slow down, read up: Why slow journalism and finishable news is (quickly) growing a following." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 27, 2019. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/slow-down-read-up-why-slow-journalism-and-finishable-news-is-quickly-growing-a-following/.
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