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Benton, Joshua. "Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 May. 2018. Web. 8 Sep. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2018, May. 14). Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 8, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/congratulations-sports-media-you-just-got-a-big-business-model-subsidy-from-the-supreme-court/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Congratulations, sports media: You just got a big business-model subsidy from the Supreme Court." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 14, 2018. Accessed September 8, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/congratulations-sports-media-you-just-got-a-big-business-model-subsidy-from-the-supreme-court/.
Wikipedia
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