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Owen, Laura Hazard. "The New Humanitarian (no longer an acronymed UN agency) wants to move humanitarian crisis journalism beyond its wonky, depressing roots." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Mar. 2019. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2019, Mar. 21). The New Humanitarian (no longer an acronymed UN agency) wants to move humanitarian crisis journalism beyond its wonky, depressing roots. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/the-new-humanitarian-no-longer-an-acronymed-un-agency-wants-to-move-humanitarian-crisis-journalism-beyond-its-wonky-depressing-roots/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The New Humanitarian (no longer an acronymed UN agency) wants to move humanitarian crisis journalism beyond its wonky, depressing roots." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 21, 2019. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/the-new-humanitarian-no-longer-an-acronymed-un-agency-wants-to-move-humanitarian-crisis-journalism-beyond-its-wonky-depressing-roots/.
Wikipedia
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