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- ↑ "Unsere Gäste" (in German). Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "SPIEGEL-Redakteure: Holger Stark und Marcel Rosenbach sind "Journalisten des Jahres"". Der Spiegel (in German). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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