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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
August 20, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Twitter and Facebook suspend accounts linked to misinformation campaign in Hong Kong protests, Oregon officials request a criminal investigation into a local newspaper over allegations of harassment and a look at how The Athletic is growing digital subscriptions.
Top Stories

Twitter cracks down on state media after unveiling Chinese campaign against Hong Kong protesters
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN / Aug 20, 2019


Oregon officials request criminal investigation into newspaper reporters over after-hours phone calls, emails
Meagan Flynn / The Washington Post / Aug 20, 2019


The sports news site haters love to dunk on keeps signing up subscribers
Ira Boudway / Bloomberg / Aug 20, 2019

Newspaper News

View: So Youngstown will have a daily named The Vindicator after all. But it’s a brand surviving, not a newspaper.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 19, 2019

Press & Government

View: Why federal prisons like the one where Epstein was held aren’t held accountable
Aviva Stahl / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug 20, 2019

Election 2020

Bret Baier calls out Trump for lashing out at Fox News polls: ‘Fox has not changed’
Justin Wise / The Hill / Aug 19, 2019


View: Bernie Sanders and Trump both can’t stand the media — for different reasons
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News / Aug 20, 2019

Online Media

In new Facebook effort, humans will help curate your news stories
Mike Isaac / The New York Times / Aug 20, 2019


View: Why is Joe Rogan so popular?
Devin Gordon / The Atlantic / Aug 19, 2019

International

UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info
Danica Kirka / The Associated Press / Aug 19, 2019


Quebec forks out $5M in aid as major newspaper chain seeks bankruptcy protection
CBC / Aug 19, 2019


Sky NZ fined for broadcasting clips of Christchurch massacre live stream
Eleanor Ainge Roy / The Guardian / Aug 19, 2019

 

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, Elizabeth Grieco, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking and Mason Walker.

 
 
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