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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
May 22, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   The Atlantic lays off nearly 20 percent of staff, John Krasinski sells 'Some Good News' to ViacomCBS, a look at how cutbacks to local media affect Latinos, and new research comparing how closely Americans follow election and COVID-19 news, and more.
Top Stories

The Atlantic laying off nearly 20 percent of staff
Justine Coleman / The Hill / May 21, 2020


John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’ sells to ViacomCBS following massive bidding war
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter / May 21, 2020


Community news media, a ‘lifeline’ for Latino families, now under threat by coronavirus
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News / May 21, 2020


Americans are following news about presidential candidates much less closely than COVID-19 news
Mark Jurkowitz / Pew Research Center / May 22, 2020

Television News

Tuned out
Adam Piore / Columbia Journalism Review / May 21, 2020


Is CBSN the future of TV news?
Alan Wolk / Next TV / May 21, 2020


View: How ‘60 Minutes’ survived CBS upheaval to become ‘the Tony Fauci of newsmagazines’
Margaret Sullivan / The Washington Post / May 21, 2020


View: Chris Cuomo’s COVID-19 interviews with Andrew Cuomo are disgraceful
Robby Soave / Reason / May 21, 2020

Press & Government

State Department asks Americans working for Chinese media to share personal details
Hadas Gold / CNN / May 21, 2020


View: Trump takes a big bite out of Fox News, the hand that feeds his base
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / May 21, 2020

Online Media

Gawker is undead once more – as a potential Apple TV+ series
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair / May 21, 2020

Media Business

Here’s (exactly) how we organized one of the largest virtual U.S. journalism events to date
Stefanie Murray, Joe Amditis / Nieman Journalism Lab / May 21, 2020


View: Laurene Powell Jobs wants to be a press savior, not a martyr
Jack Shafer / Politico / May 21, 2020

Media Ethics

View: Is Ben Smith’s column about Ronan Farrow too good to be true?
Ashley Feinberg / Slate / May 21, 2020

International

To stay or go? International freelancers face challenges during pandemic
Kristi Eaton / International Journalists' Network / May 21, 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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