Shan Wang is a staff writer at the Lab. She previously worked in editorial at Harvard University Press, and has reported for Boston.com and the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. One of the first news stories she ever wrote was about Muggle Quidditch for The Harvard Crimson. She grew up in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and is a Ray Allen devotee.
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Wang, Shan. "YouTube has a plan to boost “authoritative” news sources and give grants to news video operations." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Jul. 2018. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
APA
Wang, S. (2018, Jul. 10). YouTube has a plan to boost “authoritative” news sources and give grants to news video operations. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/youtube-has-a-plan-to-boost-authoritative-news-sources-and-give-grants-to-news-video-operations/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "YouTube has a plan to boost “authoritative” news sources and give grants to news video operations." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 10, 2018. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/youtube-has-a-plan-to-boost-authoritative-news-sources-and-give-grants-to-news-video-operations/.
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