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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
August 05, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter

In Today's news:   McClatchy sells to hedge fund in bankruptcy sale, NBCUniversal plans company-wide layoffs, and a look at Americans' perceptions of political bias in news media.
Top Stories

McClatchy, family-run news chain, goes to hedge fund in bankruptcy sale




NBCUniversal plans company-wide layoffs of less than 10% of 35,000-person staff




A majority of Americans believe the news’ role is vital but see an increasing level of bias in coverage, poll finds



Television News

MSNBC producer pens scathing exit letter: Ratings model ‘blocks diversity of thought and content’



Press & Government

Axios’s Jonathan Swan is the latest interviewer to leave Trump grasping on TV




View: Trump has pulled out of the global battle for hearts and minds



Media Ethics

Evoking empathy or seeking solidarity: Which is preferable when covering people without homes?



Local News

As election looms, a network of mysterious ‘pink slime’ local news outlets nearly triples in size




Eden Prairie residents launch nonprofit news website



Social Media

TikTok and the evolution of digital blackface



International

Journalists have died for their reporting in Indian-administered Kashmir. But since last year, few dare to print the truth



 

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.