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Journalism & Media
May 08, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Social media companies work to remove viral conspiracy video, how COVID-19 is affecting New York's tabloids, and a look at cable news network OAN.
Top Stories

Facebook and other companies are removing viral ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video
Travis M. Andrews / The Washington Post / May 7, 2020


“I feel like this is end times”: Will the coronavirus crisis finally crush New York’s tabloids?
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair / May 7, 2020


Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting
Oliver Darcy / CNN / May 8, 2020

Media Ethics

‘They shun us in the newsroom’: NY1 women who sued for discrimination say they’re facing retaliation
Diana Falzone / Vice / May 7, 2020


View: The agonizing story of Tara Reade
Laura McGann / Vox / May 7, 2020

Media Business

News outlets want more advertisers to act like Burger King
Tiffany Hsu, Marc Tracy / The New York Times / May 7, 2020


4 ways to fund — and save — local journalism
Catherine Buni / Nieman Journalism Lab / May 7, 2020


By serving a target audience of 45- to 64-year-olds, the Wilmington StarNews increased its readership and digital subscriptions
Pam Sander / Better News / May 7, 2020

Press & Government

The Trailer: I signed up as a Trump supporter, then a Biden supporter. Here’s what happened next.
David Wiegel / The Washington Post / May 7, 2020

Coronavirus

COVID-Explained aims to translate hard science into clear answers to common questions
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Journalism Lab / May 7, 2020


The animal fact checker
Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review / May 8, 2020

Social Media

How covid-19 conspiracy theorists are exploiting YouTube culture
Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review / May 7, 2020

International

‘Good day for journalism’ as The Register wins libel payout from tech CEO over ‘fake news’ jibes and libelous Google Ad
Dominic Ponsford / PressGazette / May 7, 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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