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Wang, Shan. "Is there a big enough global audience interested in China to sustain the South China Morning Post’s ambitious new sites?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 May. 2018. Web. 13 Jul. 2020.
APA
Wang, S. (2018, May. 17). Is there a big enough global audience interested in China to sustain the South China Morning Post’s ambitious new sites?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/is-there-a-big-enough-global-audience-interested-in-china-to-sustain-the-south-china-morning-posts-ambitious-new-sites/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "Is there a big enough global audience interested in China to sustain the South China Morning Post’s ambitious new sites?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 17, 2018. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/is-there-a-big-enough-global-audience-interested-in-china-to-sustain-the-south-china-morning-posts-ambitious-new-sites/.
Wikipedia
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