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APA
Tameez, H. (2020, May. 19). “The news currently makes me feel incredibly stressed”: After initial surges in attention to pandemic news, UK readers have started avoiding the news altogether. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/05/the-news-currently-makes-me-feel-incredibly-stressed-after-initial-surges-in-attention-to-pandemic-news-uk-readers-have-started-avoiding-the-news-altogether/
Chicago
Tameez, Hanaa'. "“The news currently makes me feel incredibly stressed”: After initial surges in attention to pandemic news, UK readers have started avoiding the news altogether." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 19, 2020. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/05/the-news-currently-makes-me-feel-incredibly-stressed-after-initial-surges-in-attention-to-pandemic-news-uk-readers-have-started-avoiding-the-news-altogether/.
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