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Journalism & Media
August 01, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   First night of CNN’s Democratic debate sees ratings drop, an inside look at the final days of a small Minnesota town newspaper and new research shows that about a quarter of large U.S. newspapers laid off staff in 2018.
Top Stories

Democratic debate on CNN sees steep ratings drop
Michael Calderone / Politico / Jul 31, 2019


Dying gasp of one local newspaper
Richard Fausset / The New York Times / Aug 1, 2019


About a quarter of large U.S. newspapers laid off staff in 2018
Elizabeth Grieco / Pew Research Center / Aug 1, 2019

Newspaper News

PG&E disagrees with WSJ story over power line upgrades
Joel Rosenblatt, Mark Chediak / Bloomberg / Jul 31, 2019


Prosecutors to see mental health records in newspaper attack
Brian Witte / The Associated Press / Jul 31, 2019


View: The L.A. Times’ disappointing digital numbers show the game’s not just about drawing in subscribers — it’s about keeping them
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jul 31, 2019

News Magazines

View: Historians breathe a sigh of relief at the sale of the Ebony and Jet photo archives
Brenna Wynn Greer / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug 1, 2019

Television News

Broadcasters sue nonprofit that streams free network television
John Bowden / The Hill / Jul 31, 2019


Inside The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’s Democratic-debate social media war room
Ben Paynter / Fast Company / Jul 31, 2019

Media Business

Nielsen open to selling itself in pieces as auction proves a bust
Josh Kosman / New York Post / Jul 30, 2019

Online Media

Facebook isn’t doing enough to fight misinformation, fact-checkers say
Christopher Carbone / Fox News / Jul 31, 2019


Biden debate gaffe sends viewers in digital circles
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Aug 1, 2019

International

Mexican newspaper closes print edition after attack
The Associated Press / Jul 31, 2019


When Trump tweets, the editor of ‘China’s Fox News’ hits back
Javier C. Hernandez / The New York Times / Jul 31, 2019

 

The Daily Briefing of Media News is edited by Amy Mitchell and Katerina Eva Matsa and compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including: Michael Barthel, Elizabeth Grieco, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking and Mason Walker.

 
 
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