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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
August 21, 2020

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In Today's news:   News publishers ask Apple for lower fees, Gannett makes diversity pledge, and a look at how a local Iowa newspaper covered the derecho in Iowa.
Top Stories

News publishers ask Apple for the same App Store deal it offered Amazon
Ryan Browne / CNBC / Aug 21, 2020


Gannett newsrooms, whiter than the communities they serve, pledge broad change by 2025
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 20, 2020


Covering Cedar Rapids’ derecho in the middle of a pandemic
Kristen Hare / Poynter / Aug 20, 2020

Social Media

Reddit reports 18 percent reduction in hateful content after banning nearly 7,000 subreddits
James Vincent / The Verge / Aug 20, 2020

Press & Government

OANN reporter announces rival to White House Correspondents’ Association
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner / Aug 20, 2020


Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter
John Kruzel / The Hill / Aug 20, 2020


White House seeks new hearing in battle over journalist’s press pass
Wendy Davis / MediaPost / Aug 20, 2020

Media Ethics

Infowars reporter hailed as a deep state victim. The cops say she just robbed her mom.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast / Aug 20, 2020


Journalism’s Gates keepers
Tim Schwab / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug 21, 2020

About Misinformation

How to talk — and ask — about QAnon
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / Aug 20, 2020

Sports News

Thom Brennaman pulled from Fox’s NFL games for using anti-gay slur on air during Reds contest
ESPN / Aug 20, 2020


The games are the same. Covering them isn’t.
The New York Times / Aug 21, 2020

International

‘Telegram revolution’: App helps drive Belarus protests
Daria Litvinova / The Associated Press / Aug 21, 2020


Some countries are using the pandemic as an excuse to crack down on journalism
Jenna Hand / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 20, 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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