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Journalism & Media
July 13, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:  Facebook may ban political ads in the days leading up to the November election, a writer for Tucker Carlson resigns after racist and sexist comments are found online, and some Wall Street Journal staff push for changes in the organizations’ reporting.
Top Stories

Facebook mulls political-ad blackout ahead of U.S. election
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg / Jul 10, 2020


Tucker Carlson’s top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum
Oliver Darcy / CNN / Jul 11, 2020


Wall Street Journal staff members push for big changes in news coverage
Ben Smith, Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Jul 10, 2020

Local News

COVID-19 pandemic hits Chicago media hard. ‘There’s never been a more challenging time for newsrooms.’
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune / Jul 10, 2020


The last reporter in town had one big question for his rich boss
Dan Barry / The New York Times / Jul 10, 2020


View: The threat to American democracy that has nothing to do with Trump
Megan Garber / The Atlantic / Jul 11, 2020


View: Iowa isn’t so nice
Lyz Lenz / The Gazette / Jul 10, 2020

Press & Government

ESPN suspends NBA reporter after profane email to Hawley: report
John Bowden / The Hill / Jul 12, 2020

Media Ethics

View: How can the press best serve a democratic society?
Michael Luo / The New Yorker / Jul 11, 2020

International

View: Journalism has a class problem, too
Harriet Williamson / Foreign Policy / Jul 10, 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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