At least they came

Instead of talking about how Reuters came late to the party let’s embrace the fact that they came at all. (Anyone with the reference?)

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Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

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Instead of talking about how Reuters came late to the party let’s embrace the fact that they came at all. (Anyone with the reference?)

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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