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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
July 20, 2020

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In Today's news:   Local broadcasters ask Congress to provide financial support for local media, news media face second wave of layoffs during the pandemic, and a look at sexism faced by women who work as sports journalists.
Top Stories

State broadcasters push for local media aid in future relief bills




The second wave of media layoffs is here




For women in sports media, dealing with toxic masculinity is far from new



Press & Government

ABC News’ Jon Karl on the problem with “almost purely political” White House press briefings



Social Media

Hackers tell the story of the Twitter attack from the inside



Media Ethics

View: What John Lewis can teach the press




View: Fox News staff erupts over network racism: Bosses ‘created a white supremacist cell’



About Misinformation

Fact-checkers take a look back at their work fighting COVID-19




View: An ex-Times reporter. An Ohio wedding provider. Covid contrarians go viral.



Research

Republicans and Democrats read a lot of the same news. What they do with it is a different question.



International

COVID-19 is hurting journalists’ mental health. News outlets should help them now




TikTok removes thousands of European coronavirus videos: report



 

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.