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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
April 15, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Furloughs and pay cuts hit The Los Angeles Times, plus concerns over China coverage at Bloomberg News resurface, and a deep-dive into the claims Americans suspected to be made up during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Top Stories

Furloughs and pay cuts hit The Los Angeles Times
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Apr 14, 2020


Bloomberg News killed investigation, fired reporter, then sought to silence his wife
David Folkenflik / NPR / Apr 14, 2020


Early in outbreak, Americans cited claims about risk level and details of coronavirus as made-up news
Mark Jurkowitz, Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Center / Apr 15, 2020

Coronavirus

The coronavirus traffic bump to news sites is pretty much over already
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Apr 14, 2020


The news is making people anxious. You’ll never believe what they’re reading instead.
Taylor Lorenz / The New York Times / Apr 14, 2020


How Medium became the best and worst place for coronavirus news
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge / Apr 14, 2020

Media Business

No commuting, no problem: Podcasting ad revenue continues to grow
Max Willens / Digiday / Apr 14, 2020


Fortune lays off about 10% of staff, executives to take 30% pay cuts
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap / Apr 14, 2020


Amazon slashes commission rates for program that gives publishers a cut of sales
Annie Palmer / CNBC / Apr 14, 2020

Local News

As it covers the coronavirus, this small newsroom is reminding readers ‘this is a local business’
Kristen Hare / Poynter / Apr 14, 2020

International

Iraqi President working to reinstate Reuters after suspension
Arnaud Siad, Mostafa Salem / CNN / Apr 14, 2020


Daily Telegraph stops publishing section paid for by China
Jim Waterson / The Guardian / Apr 14, 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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