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Benton, Joshua. "Spotify is gaining a podcast audience quickly. But is it an audience that isn’t as interested in news?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Feb. 2020. Web. 28 Mar. 2023.
APA
Benton, J. (2020, Feb. 19). Spotify is gaining a podcast audience quickly. But is it an audience that isn’t as interested in news?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/02/spotify-is-gaining-a-podcast-audience-quickly-but-it-is-an-audience-that-isnt-as-interested-in-news/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Spotify is gaining a podcast audience quickly. But is it an audience that isn’t as interested in news?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 19, 2020. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/02/spotify-is-gaining-a-podcast-audience-quickly-but-it-is-an-audience-that-isnt-as-interested-in-news/.
Wikipedia
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