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Journalism & Media
June 05, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Facebook starts labeling 'state-controlled media,' Philadelphia Inquirer journalists of color protest newspaper over "Buildings Matter, Too" headline, BBC appoints new director-general, and new research shows black Americans following COVID-19 news more closely.
Top Stories

Facebook starts labeling ‘state-controlled media’ pages
Adi Robertson / The Verge / Jun 4, 2020


The Philadelphia Inquirer’s journalists of color are taking a “sick and tired day” after “Buildings Matter, Too” headline
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jun 4, 2020


BBC appoint Tim Davie as new director-general to replace Lord Hall
Anita Singh, Gareth Davies / The Telegraph / Jun 5, 2020


Black U.S. adults follow many COVID-19 news topics more closely, discuss the outbreak more frequently
Mark Jurkowitz, Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Center / Jun 5, 2020

Newspaper News

New York Times says controversial Tom Cotton op-ed did not meet its standards
Oliver Darcy / CNN / Jun 4, 2020

Press & Government

Senate confirms conservative filmmaker to lead U.S. media agency
Catie Edmondson / The New York Times / Jun 4, 2020


Facebook, Twitter and Google write their own rules for political ads—and what you see [Subscription required]
Emily Glazer, Patience Haggin / The Wall Street Journal / Jun 4, 2020


Facebook let a Georgia candidate run an ad that called guns ‘liberty machines’ against ‘looting hordes’
Paul Blest / Vice / Jun 4, 2020


Twitter takes down Trump campaign videos over copyright complaint
Cristiano Lima / Politico / Jun 4, 2020

Social Media

A popular Qanon Twitter account that claims to have explosive DC dirt is really just a random Italian guy
Craig Silverman, Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed / Jun 4, 2020

Media Ethics

NPR once counseled its journalists not to call George Floyd’s death a “killing.” Here’s how its guidance has evolved
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian / Jun 4, 2020


Photographers are being called on to stop showing protesters’ faces. Should they?
Eliana Miller, Nicole Asbury / Poynter / Jun 4, 2020


I’ve studied journalists under pressure for 20 years. Here’s what I’ve learned so far
Anthony Feinstein / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism / Jun 5, 2020

Online Media

What’s next for BuzzFeed News? ‘We will never just be pizza and kittens’
John McCarthy / The Drum / Jun 4, 2020


The world was primed for protest conspiracy theories
Emma Grey Ellis / Wired / Jun 4, 2020

International

Facebook deactivates accounts of Tunisian political bloggers and activists
Simon Speakman Cordall / The Guardian / Jun 4, 2020


Cameroon journalists blast government silence on case of missing colleague
Moki Edwin Kindzeka / Voice of America / Jun 4, 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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