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Benton, Joshua. "A new set of threats to the BBC — internal and external — challenges its role as anchor of U.K. media." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 28 Sep. 2020. Web. 30 Mar. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2020, Sep. 28). A new set of threats to the BBC — internal and external — challenges its role as anchor of U.K. media. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/09/a-new-set-of-threats-to-the-bbc-internal-and-external-challenges-its-role-as-anchor-of-u-k-media/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "A new set of threats to the BBC — internal and external — challenges its role as anchor of U.K. media." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 28, 2020. Accessed March 30, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/09/a-new-set-of-threats-to-the-bbc-internal-and-external-challenges-its-role-as-anchor-of-u-k-media/.
Wikipedia
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