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Wang, Shan. "In the U.K., the BBC, The Guardian, and Mail Online dominate readers’ attentions on desktop." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 29 Aug. 2017. Web. 27 Apr. 2024.
APA
Wang, S. (2017, Aug. 29). In the U.K., the BBC, The Guardian, and Mail Online dominate readers’ attentions on desktop. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/08/in-the-u-k-the-bbc-the-guardian-and-mail-online-dominate-readers-attentions-on-desktop/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "In the U.K., the BBC, The Guardian, and Mail Online dominate readers’ attentions on desktop." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 29, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/08/in-the-u-k-the-bbc-the-guardian-and-mail-online-dominate-readers-attentions-on-desktop/.
Wikipedia
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