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Schwartz, Thomas Alan. "Nattering nabobs of news criticism: 50 years ago today, Spiro Agnew laid out a blueprint for attacking the press." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Nov. 2019. Web. 18 Mar. 2025.
APA
Schwartz, T. (2019, Nov. 13). Nattering nabobs of news criticism: 50 years ago today, Spiro Agnew laid out a blueprint for attacking the press. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/11/nattering-nabobs-of-news-criticism-50-years-ago-today-spiro-agnew-laid-out-a-blueprint-for-attacking-the-press/
Chicago
Schwartz, Thomas Alan. "Nattering nabobs of news criticism: 50 years ago today, Spiro Agnew laid out a blueprint for attacking the press." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 13, 2019. Accessed March 18, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/11/nattering-nabobs-of-news-criticism-50-years-ago-today-spiro-agnew-laid-out-a-blueprint-for-attacking-the-press/.
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