People interviewed for this study either by phone or email:
- Matt DeRienzo, Digital First Media
- Kathy English, Toronto Star
- Angie Holan, PolitiFact
- Mathew Ingram, Gigaom
- Joy Mayer, The Columbia Missourian
- Martin Moore, Media Standards Trust
- Kara Swisher, Re/Code
- Maggie Walter, The Columbia Missourian
- Rob Wijnberg, De Correspondent
- Amanda Zamora, ProPublica
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