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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
April 30, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:  New York Post publisher announces layoffs, social media companies decline to remove unproven coronavirus claims, and how a coronavirus rescue package would help the local news industry.
Top Stories

New York Post publisher tells staff that business is ‘drastically disrupted’ by coronavirus, announces layoffs
Maxwell Tani, Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast / Apr 29, 2020


Trump’s disinfectant talk trips up sites’ vows against misinformation
Sheera Frenkel, Davey Alba / The New York Times / Apr 30, 2020


Democrats’ virus rescue plan would help McClatchy, other papers
Doug Sword / Roll Call / Apr 29, 2020

Social Media

‘Get while the getting’s good’: Publishers look to cheap Facebook ads to increase subscriptions
Max Willens / Digiday / Apr 29, 2020

Press & Government

WaPo editorial board calls for Biden to address Tara Reade allegations
Zack Budryk / The Hill / Apr 29, 2020

Media Business

The Wire China is a new journalism-and-data business hoping to help unlock the country for others
Sarah Scire / Nieman Journalism Lab / Apr 29, 2020


The PPP divide: While venture-backed publishers get PPP loans, many bootstrapped publishers haven’t
Max Willens / Digiday / Apr 30, 2020

Local News

McClatchy unveils text-to-speech feature to listen to news content
Joe Concha / The Hill / Apr 29, 2020


Could New Jersey be the home for a new solution to the local news crisis?
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Apr 29, 2020


The topography of local news: A new map
Jesse Holcomb, Sarah Stonbely / Columbia Journalism Review / Apr 29, 2020

International

BBC likely to make cuts to output with £125m fall in income forecast
Jim Waterson / The Guardian / Apr 29, 2020


Liverpool Echo issues contributions plea as Guardian voluntary payments grow by fifth
Charlotte Tobitt / PressGazette / Apr 29, 2020


View: Seeking real voices in China, despite censorship and fear
Raymond Zhong / The New York Times / Apr 29, 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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