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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
August 20, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News [link removed]
In Today's news: Facebook removes hundreds of groups linked to QAnon conspiracy, NPR reports growth in podcasting, and Google encourages users to resist proposed Australian policy that would force the platform to pay news publishers.
Top Stories
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon groups, citing public safety risks ([link removed])
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Aug 19, 2020

Radio listening has plummeted. NPR is reaching a bigger audience than ever. What gives? ([link removed])
Sarah Scire / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 19, 2020

Why is Google taking aim at the Australian government with saturation advertising? ([link removed])
Josh Taylor / The Guardian / Aug 19, 2020

Media Business
The context for the crisis: A Q&A with Penny Abernathy ([link removed])
Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug 19, 2020

‘It’s less dire than it seemed to be’: How The Wall Street Journal’s digital ads business has weathered the downturn ([link removed])
Lucinda Southern / Digiday / Aug 20, 2020

Surging political revenues are TV’s gain ([link removed])
Janet Stilson / TVNewsCheck / Aug 19, 2020

Press & Government
Unconventional: How news publishers are positioning their virtual convention coverage for audiences and advertisers ([link removed])
Max Willens / Digiday / Aug 19, 2020

Fundraising at company tied to Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui faces probe [Subscription required] ([link removed])
Brian Spegele, Aruna Viswanatha, Sha Hua / The Wall Street Journal / Aug 19, 2020

Online Media
Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, appreciates support ([link removed])
Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz / The Associated Press / Aug 20, 2020

Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an impact on news publishers, too ([link removed])
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 19, 2020

Most Americans think social media platforms censor political viewpoints ([link removed])
Sara Fischer / Axios / Aug 19, 2020

Media Ethics
View: How not to apologize when your publication makes a mistake ([link removed])
Margaret Sullivan / The Washington Post / Aug 19, 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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