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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. 16 Jun. 2021.
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Jackie Harrison, S. (2021, Apr. 21). Governments are using Covid-19 as an excuse to crack down on press freedom. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 16, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/governments-are-using-covid-19-as-an-excuse-to-crack-down-on-press-freedom/
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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. Last modified April 21, 2021. Accessed June 16, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/governments-are-using-covid-19-as-an-excuse-to-crack-down-on-press-freedom/.
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