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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
July 17, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter

In Today's news:   USA Today says opinion piece from admin official does not meet editorial standards, Vox lays off furloughed employees, and new research on how members of Congress use social media.
Top Stories

USA Today, facing backlash, says Navarro opinion piece attacking Fauci does not meet its standards




Furloughs turn into job losses as Vox Media lays off 72 staffers




Congress soars to new heights on social media



Technology & News

TikTok has a misinformation problem—and is turning to popular creators for help




Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust




View: Safe space



Television News

Fox’s Harris Faulkner is used to people making presumptions



Media Ethics

LA Times places columnist Arash Markazi on leave amid plagiarism investigation




Local newsrooms should talk about how to cover politicians who promote conspiracy theories like QAnon




View: NPR let the US Attorney General tell a falsehood on the air



Coronavirus

These McClatchy financials are a window into how much damage Covid-19 has done to the newspaper business




Hearst Connecticut Media Group devotes eight daily papers to examine life after COVID-19



International

Bild, Merkel and the culture wars: the inside story of Germany’s biggest tabloid



 

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.