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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
February 12, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Spotify buys Ringer, British government proposes to give media regulator oversight of content on social media platforms, and new research on how those who pay close attention to political news view election results.
Top Stories

Spotify pays $250 million for Ringer in podcasting drive
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg / Feb 11, 2020


Britain to create regulator for internet content
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Feb 12, 2020


Confidence in public acceptance of election results connects to following political news, relying on social media
Mark Jurkowitz, Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Center / Feb 12, 2020

Press & Government

New Twitter tool links users to accurate census information
David Klepper / The Associated Press / Feb 11, 2020


Americans of all political stripes expect 2020’s fake news to be biased against their side
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / Feb 11, 2020

Media Business

Vice Media raised money at a sky-high valuation. Now the bill is coming due. [Subscription required]
Keach Hagey, Benjamin Mullin, Lillian Rizzo / The Wall Street Journal / Feb 11, 2020

Technology & News

Facebook will pay Reuters to fact-check Deepfakes and more
Josh Constine / TechCrunch / Feb 12, 2020


Flipboard jumps aboard the subscription video train
Lauren Goode / Wired / Feb 11, 2020


Reuters creates prototype automated video match report led by AI sports presenter
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette / Feb 11, 2020

Radio News

Why the podcast gold rush is slowing down for some publishers
Max Willens / Digiday / Feb 11, 2020

Media Ethics

Newsrooms rethink a crime reporting staple: the mugshot
Keri Blakinger / The Marshall Project / Feb 11, 2020

International

Brazil’s president hits the street, railing against the media [Subscription required]
Paulo Trevisani / The Wall Street Journal / Feb 11, 2020

 

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, Jeffrey Gottfried, Elizabeth Grieco, Maya Khuzam, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking, Mason Walker and Kirsten Worden.

 
 
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