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Jackie Harrison, Sara Torsner and. "Governments are using Covid-19 as an excuse to crack down on press freedom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
APA
Jackie Harrison, S. (2021, Apr. 21). Governments are using Covid-19 as an excuse to crack down on press freedom. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/governments-are-using-covid-19-as-an-excuse-to-crack-down-on-press-freedom/
Chicago
Jackie Harrison, Sara Torsner and. "Governments are using Covid-19 as an excuse to crack down on press freedom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 21, 2021. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/governments-are-using-covid-19-as-an-excuse-to-crack-down-on-press-freedom/.
Wikipedia
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