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Journalism & Media
July 27, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Journalists describe conflicts between press and law enforcement in Portland, reporters turn to Substack for readers and revenue, and former CIA officer and Facebook employee warns about misinformation on the social network.
Top Stories

The attacks on press freedom in Portland
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review / Jul 24, 2020


Reporters are leaving newsrooms for newsletters, their own ‘mini media empire’
Jacob Bogage / The Washington Post / Jul 24, 2020


Yaël Eisenstat: ‘Facebook is ripe for manipulation and viral misinformation’
Ian Tucker / The Guardian / Jul 26, 2020

Media Ethics

WSJ editorial board calls employee concerns about opinion page ‘cancel culture’
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill / Jul 24, 2020


View: Did Hearst’s culture kill Hearst’s biggest magazine story?
Ben Smith / The New York Times / Jul 26, 2020

Media Business

Newsonomics: The New York Times’ new CEO, Meredith Levien, on building a world-class digital media business — and a tech company
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jul 27, 2020


Behind the fall of Ebony: Accusations of fraud and a fight over control of a Black media dynasty
Lukas I. Alpert, Lee Hawkins / The Wall Street Journal / Jul 26, 2020

About Misinformation

Sinclair to delay segment featuring ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy theory
Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico / Jul 25, 2020

Social Media

Why are millennials and Gen Z turning to Instagram as a news source?
Katie Bishop / The Guardian / Jul 27, 2020

International

Russia’s activists and independent journalists face new wave of crackdowns
Robyn Dixon / The Washington Post / Jul 26, 2020


Index: More than 80 journalists resign from Hungarian news site after editor sacked
Matthew Holroyd, The Associated Press / Euronews / Jul 25, 2020


Fighting false news in Ukraine, Facebook fact checkers tread a blurry line
Anon Troianovski / The New York Times / Jul 26, 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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