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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
April 21, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Meredith announces pay cuts for 60% of its employees, NPR slashes executive pay amid the coronavirus outbreak and new research explores the declines in newsroom employment.
Top Stories

Meredith Corp cuts pay for 60% of employees amid COVID-19
Arriana McLymore / Reuters / Apr 20, 2020


NPR cuts executive pay as corporate sponsors’ payments fall.
The New York Times / Apr 20, 2020


U.S. newspapers have shed half of their newsroom employees since 2008
Elizabeth Grieco / Pew Research Center / Apr 20, 2020

Media Business

Fox Nation streaming-video service open to product placement deals
Brian Steinberg / Variety / Apr 20, 2020


View: Don’t waste stimulus money on newspapers
Jack Shafer / Politico / Apr 20, 2020

Coronavirus

Man arrested for threatening Fox journalist at Huntington Beach stay-at-home protest
Hillary Davis, Andrew J. Campa / Los Angeles Times / Apr 20, 2020

Sports News

Michael Jordan documentary a ratings win for ESPN amid coronavirus sports shutdown [Subscription Required]
Benjamin Mullin / The Wall Street Journal / Apr 20, 2020

International

A free press in China could have prevented the coronavirus pandemic, media watchdog says
Rob Picheta / CNN / Apr 21, 2020


NBC sells 25% stake in France-headquartered broadcaster EuroNews
Elsa Keslassy / Variety / Apr 21, 2020


As the coronavirus struck rural South Africa, a news publisher briefly considered shutting down. ‘We simply could not.’
Barbara Selvin / Poynter / Apr 21, 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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