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Vox’s mission, as Sharma and her team redefined it, is to still explain the news, but in a way that empowers people with the information and insight they need to understand the world around them.
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Scire, Sarah. "Can publishers use group chats on Facebook Messenger to improve online discussions?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Dec. 2020. Web. 11 Dec. 2024.
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Scire, S. (2020, Dec. 4). Can publishers use group chats on Facebook Messenger to improve online discussions?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/can-publishers-use-group-chats-on-facebook-messenger-to-improve-online-discussions/
Chicago
Scire, Sarah. "Can publishers use group chats on Facebook Messenger to improve online discussions?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 4, 2020. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/can-publishers-use-group-chats-on-facebook-messenger-to-improve-online-discussions/.
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