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The digital animation of literary journalism. / Jacobson, Susan; Marino, Jacqueline ; Gutsche Jr, Robert.
In: Journalism, Vol. 17, No. 4, 01.05.2016, p. 527-546.

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Jacobson, S, Marino, J & Gutsche Jr, R 2016, 'The digital animation of literary journalism', Journalism, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 527-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884914568079

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Jacobson, S., Marino, J., & Gutsche Jr, R. (2016). The digital animation of literary journalism. Journalism, 17(4), 527-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884914568079

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Jacobson S, Marino J, Gutsche Jr R. The digital animation of literary journalism. Journalism. 2016 May 1;17(4):527-546. Epub 2015 Feb 5. doi: 10.1177/1464884914568079

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Jacobson, Susan ; Marino, Jacqueline ; Gutsche Jr, Robert. / The digital animation of literary journalism. In: Journalism. 2016 ; Vol. 17, No. 4. pp. 527-546.

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