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Owen, Laura Hazard. "The BBC’s 50:50 Project shows equal gender representation in news coverage is achievable — even in traditionally male areas." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 16 May. 2019. Web. 29 Sep. 2023.
APA
Owen, L. (2019, May. 16). The BBC’s 50:50 Project shows equal gender representation in news coverage is achievable — even in traditionally male areas. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/the-bbcs-5050-project-shows-equal-gender-representation-in-news-coverage-is-achievable-even-in-traditionally-male-areas/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The BBC’s 50:50 Project shows equal gender representation in news coverage is achievable — even in traditionally male areas." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 16, 2019. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/the-bbcs-5050-project-shows-equal-gender-representation-in-news-coverage-is-achievable-even-in-traditionally-male-areas/.
Wikipedia
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