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Quah, Nicholas. "A report on podcasting details some of the industry’s issues: diversity, talent, tech, and (oh yeah) money." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 31 Jan. 2017. Web. 14 Mar. 2025.
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Quah, N. (2017, Jan. 31). A report on podcasting details some of the industry’s issues: diversity, talent, tech, and (oh yeah) money. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/a-report-on-podcasting-details-some-of-the-industrys-issues-diversity-talent-tech-and-oh-yeah-money/
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Quah, Nicholas. "A report on podcasting details some of the industry’s issues: diversity, talent, tech, and (oh yeah) money." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 31, 2017. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/a-report-on-podcasting-details-some-of-the-industrys-issues-diversity-talent-tech-and-oh-yeah-money/.
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