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Cairo, Alberto. "Alberto Cairo: Data journalism needs to up its own standards." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 9 Jul. 2014. Web. 27 Mar. 2025.
APA
Cairo, A. (2014, Jul. 9). Alberto Cairo: Data journalism needs to up its own standards. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/07/alberto-cairo-data-journalism-needs-to-up-its-own-standards/
Chicago
Cairo, Alberto. "Alberto Cairo: Data journalism needs to up its own standards." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 9, 2014. Accessed March 27, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/07/alberto-cairo-data-journalism-needs-to-up-its-own-standards/.
Wikipedia
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