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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
April 06, 2020

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In Today's news:   The Outline lays off all its staff, a Washington state nonprofit files a lawsuit against Fox News over its coronavirus coverage, and journalists struggle to report on the conditions at hospitals.
Top Stories

The Outline, an attempt to build a bolder kind of news site, appears to have met its end
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Apr 3, 2020


Washington state nonprofit files lawsuit saying Fox News misled viewers about coronavirus
Sara Jean Green / Seattle Times / Apr 3, 2020


Americans want to see what’s happening in hospitals now. But it’s hard for journalists to get inside.
Sarah Ellison, Elahe Izadi / The Washington Post / Apr 3, 2020

Television News

Fox’s Greg Gutfeld suggests legal action against Media Matters after coronavirus dispute
Andrew Mark Miller / Washington Examiner / Apr 3, 2020


View: Americans don’t trust the media anymore. So why do they trust the Cuomos?
Ben Smith / The New York Times / Apr 5, 2020

Social Media

YouTube moves to limit spread of false coronavirus 5G theory
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Apr 5, 2020


Lifestyle influencers are now sharing some bogus far-right conspiracy theories about the coronavirus on Instagram
Ryan Broderick, Stephanie McNeal / BuzzFeed / Apr 4, 2020

Newspaper News

The Plain Dealer lays off 22 journalists, citing ‘industry challenges’
Dave "Dino" DeNatale, Tyler Carey / WKYC / Apr 3, 2020


View: Three tough lessons are emerging from efforts to restore local ownership of the Chicago Tribune
Dean Miller / Seattle Times / Apr 3, 2020

Press & Government

FCC waives TV, radio ad disclosure rules for COVID-19 PSAs
John Eggerton / Broadcasting and Cable / Apr 3, 2020


View: Many news organizations will cast aside historic taboos and apply for federal money. Will they need a whole new set of ethics?
Rick Edmonds, Kelly McBride / Poynter / Apr 3, 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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