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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
May 13, 2020

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In Today's news:   News organizations file lawsuit for Paycheck Protection Program data, campaign reporters shift to covering voting process amid coronavirus, and a look at how often Americans are discussing the pandemic with others. 
Top Stories

News outlets sue for information on small-business loans program



Without a campaign to cover, reporters shift to covering the voting process itself



44% of Americans say they talk about the coronavirus outbreak most or almost all of the time

 
Press & Government

NY Times says reporter ‘went too far’ during TV appearance blasting Trump admin’s virus response

 
Newspaper News

The Plain Dealer union is dissolved as Advance Local moves its final four reporters to non-union Cleveland.com



What the pandemic has done to the obituaries pages



Tribune Publishing to furlough 160 union staffers a week per month



View: In Rhode Island, the state’s largest daily no longer has any opinions of its own

 
Social Media

Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job



Coronavirus puts new stresses on Facebook’s content review systems

 
Media Business

How civil didn’t save journalism

 
 

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.