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Schmidt, Christine. "The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 25 Jul. 2017. Web. 23 Jul. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2017, Jul. 25). The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/the-athletic-that-local-sports-startup-with-no-advertising-raises-5-4-million-and-scoops-up-sports-illustrateds-former-top-editor/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 25, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/the-athletic-that-local-sports-startup-with-no-advertising-raises-5-4-million-and-scoops-up-sports-illustrateds-former-top-editor/.
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