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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
March 20, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Twitter bans coronavirus misinformation tweets, the effects of the pandemic on local newspapers, and President Trump works to free American journalist held in Syria.
Top Stories

Twitter will ban tweets that spread misinformation about coronavirus
Nick Visser / HuffPost / Mar 19, 2020


‘We were on borrowed time’: Coronavirus could strike final blow to local newspapers
Abené Clayton / The Guardian / Mar 20, 2020


Trump asks Syrian government to ‘work with us’ to free journalist who disappeared
Carol Morello / The Washington Post / Mar 19, 2020

Television News

Meredith stations develop COVID-19 emergency plan
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting and Cable / Mar 19, 2020


‘Today’ show goes on, with a homebound Savannah Guthrie
John Koblin / The New York Times / Mar 19, 2020

Technology & News

Facebook has a coronavirus problem. It’s WhatsApp.
Hadas Gold, Donie O'Sullivan / CNN / Mar 19, 2020


Messenger app a new tool for breaking news
Dawn Terrick / TVNewsCheck / Mar 19, 2020

Press & Government

Trump drops his coronavirus media detente
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico / Mar 19, 2020


Rep. McCaul warns China’s expulsion of U.S. journalists undermines global security
Lauren Meier / The Washington Times / Mar 19, 2020

Radio News

Keep calm and listen to Brian Lehrer
Jazmine Hughes / The New York Times / Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus

News organizations drop paywall for coronavirus information
David Bauder / The Associated Press / Mar 20, 2020


‘We’re figuring it out day by day’: Media faces extreme uncertainty in the wake of ad pullbacks
Tim Peterson / Digiday / Mar 20, 2020


“Total annihilation”: Coronavirus may just be the end for many alt-weeklies
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Mar 19, 2020

Sports News

SportsCenter’s Van Pelt on coronavirus impact: We might ‘have to ration news out like it’s canned beans’
Joe Concha / The Hill / Mar 19, 2020

International

In the air
Betsy Morais / Columbia Journalism Review / Mar 19, 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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