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Journalism & Media
May 06, 2020

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In Today's news:   BuzzFeed News announces new editor in chief, Facebook cracks down on QAnon groups, and a look at how perceptions of coronavirus coverage have changed since mid-March.
Top Stories

BuzzFeed News has a new editor in chief
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / May 5, 2020


Facebook removes QAnon ‘fringe conspiracy’ groups ahead of 2020 election
Adi Robertson / The Verge / May 5, 2020


Fewer Americans now say media exaggerated COVID-19 risks, but big partisan gaps persist
Mark Jurkowitz, Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Center / May 6, 2020
 
Coronavirus

Stations respond to quickening drumbeat of mental health needs in their communities
Julie Halpert / Current / May 5, 2020


View: We need to mourn coronavirus losses, not just track the grim tally of deaths
David Colton / USA Today / May 5, 2020
 
Media Ethics

Abuse and threats come with the territory for many of the world’s fact-checkers
Mark Stencel / Poynter / May 6, 2020


View: Health experts don’t understand how information moves
Renee Diresta / The Atlantic / May 6, 2020
 
Local News

Triple profile: A mountain town, a beloved newspaper, and an unlikely hero
Chip Scanlan / NiemanStoryboard / May 6, 2020


Western governments pressured to save local news from coronavirus strain
Sara Fischer / Axios / May 5, 2020
 
International

French government takes down coronavirus ‘fake news’ web page
Kim Willsher / The Guardian / May 6, 2020


After violence in Delhi, journalists face new dangers
Lewis Page / Columbia Journalism Review / May 5, 2020


Australian media’s fight for press freedom should be a lesson to journalists worldwide
Margaret Simons, Gary Dickson / Nieman Reports / May 5, 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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