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Journalism & Media
August 07, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Trump signs executive order banning TikTok in 45 days, Twitter labels state-affiliated media, and NBC and Telemundo partner on reports about the Latino community.
Top Stories

TikTok threatens legal action against Trump’s executive order, saying it sets a ‘dangerous precedent’
Ryan Browne / CNBC / Aug 7, 2020


Twitter to begin labeling ‘state-affiliated media outlets’
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico / Aug 6, 2020


NBC News and Noticias Telemundo will team on bilingual reports on Latino community
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times / Aug 6, 2020

Press & Government

Facebook bans ads from pro-Trump PAC
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN / Aug 6, 2020


Judge throws out Fox News contributor Dan Bongino’s defamation lawsuit against the Daily Beast
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner / Aug 6, 2020

About Misinformation

Misinformation in your backyard: Insights from 5 US states ahead of the 2020 election
Nancy Watzman / First Draft / Aug 6, 2020


People who engage with false news are hyper-concerned about truth. But they think it’s being hidden.
Tommy Shane / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 6, 2020


State Dept. traces Russian disinformation links
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Aug 5, 2020

Media Business

Reversing a decade-long trend, Gannett plans to grow its newsroom staffs in the second half of 2020
Rick Edmonds / Poynter / Aug 6, 2020


‘Turns into the Super Bowl’: Media companies prepare for political ad dollars to roll in
Tim Peterson / Digiday / Aug 6, 2020

Social Media

Facebook removes troll farm posing as African-American support for Donald Trump
Ben Collins, Kevin Collier / NBC / Aug 6, 2020


Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Lily Kuo / The Guardian / Aug 6, 2020


Facebook fired an employee who collected evidence of right-wing pages getting preferential treatment
Craig Silverman, Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News / Aug 6, 2020

Media Ethics

View: Stop using ‘officer-involved shooting’
Mya Frazier / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug 7, 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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