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Journalism & Media
May 04, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   TheSkimm moves toward newsroom cuts, the White House holds its first press briefing by a press secretary in over a year, and a look at news organizations’ attempts to inform kids about the coronavirus outbreak.
Top Stories

TheSkimm cuts 20% of staff amid coronavirus pandemic [Subscription required]
Benjamin Mullin / The Wall Street Journal / May 1, 2020


Trump’s new press secretary pledges not to lie from podium
Jill Colvin, Deb Riechmann / The Associated Press / May 1, 2020


Here’s how 4 news organizations are building new ways to inform (and comfort) kids about coronavirus
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / May 1, 2020

Press & Government

New York Times calls on DNC to investigate Tara Reade allegations
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill / May 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Journalists know trauma, but COVID-19 might expose them to something new: Anticipatory trauma
Catherine Sweeney / Poynter / May 1, 2020


Lesley Stahl of ’60 Minutes’ says she was hospitalized for coronavirus
John Bowden / The Hill / May 3, 2020


View: How a new breed of union activists is changing the rules (and newsrooms)
Ben Smith / The New York Times / May 3, 2020

Local News

50 years ago, a local newspaper dominated the story of the Kent State tragedy. Could that still happen?
Margaret Sullivan / The Washington Post / May 3, 2020

International

Google is like a poster in the newsagent’s window for publishers, tech giant says
Amanda Meade / The Guardian / May 3, 2020


More readers, fewer ads: Britain’s local newspapers are struggling
Claire Moses / The New York Times / May 3, 2020


FT reporter resigns after eavesdropping on Zoom conference calls at Independent and Standard
Dominic Ponsford / PressGazette / May 1, 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, Maya Khuzam, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking, Mason Walker and Kirsten Worden.

 
 
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