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Benton, Joshua. "Maybe just shut up about national politics if you want to reduce polarization?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 1 Apr. 2021. Web. 6 Jun. 2023.
APA
Benton, J. (2021, Apr. 1). Maybe just shut up about national politics if you want to reduce polarization?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/maybe-just-shut-up-about-national-politics-if-you-want-to-reduce-polarization/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Maybe just shut up about national politics if you want to reduce polarization?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 1, 2021. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/maybe-just-shut-up-about-national-politics-if-you-want-to-reduce-polarization/.
Wikipedia
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