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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: The tariffs are gone, but the burden of print weighs heavier and heavier." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Aug. 2018. Web. 29 Sep. 2023.
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Doctor, K. (2018, Aug. 30). Newsonomics: The tariffs are gone, but the burden of print weighs heavier and heavier. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/newsonomics-the-tariffs-are-gone-but-the-burden-of-print-weighs-heavier-and-heavier/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: The tariffs are gone, but the burden of print weighs heavier and heavier." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 30, 2018. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/newsonomics-the-tariffs-are-gone-but-the-burden-of-print-weighs-heavier-and-heavier/.
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