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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Pacific Content’s podcasts are all sponsored by companies — but at least there aren’t any ads." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 9 Feb. 2016. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2016, Feb. 9). Pacific Content’s podcasts are all sponsored by companies — but at least there aren’t any ads. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/02/pacific-contents-podcasts-are-all-sponsored-by-companies-but-at-least-there-arent-any-ads/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Pacific Content’s podcasts are all sponsored by companies — but at least there aren’t any ads." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 9, 2016. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/02/pacific-contents-podcasts-are-all-sponsored-by-companies-but-at-least-there-arent-any-ads/.
Wikipedia
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