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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
August 24, 2020
Daily Briefing of Media News [link removed]
In Today's news: Twitter hides Trump tweet due to misleading voting claims, a new book says that William Barr asked Rupert Murdoch to silence an administration critic at Fox News, and Facebook reportedly tests a way to check viral posts for misinformation before they spread too far.
Top Stories
Trump’s postal-vote tweet misleading, says Twitter ([link removed])
BBC / Aug 24, 2020
William Barr told Murdoch to ‘muzzle’ Fox News Trump critic, new book says ([link removed])
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian / Aug 22, 2020
Facebook is reportedly testing a ‘virality circuit breaker’ to stop misinformation ([link removed])
Christine Fisher / Engadget / Aug 21, 2020
Social Media
TikTok will challenge Trump order banning U.S. transactions, company confirms ([link removed])
Alex Sherman, Emma Newburger / CNBC / Aug 22, 2020
Media Business
What can “folk theories of journalism” tell us about why some people don’t trust us? ([link removed])
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 21, 2020
David Pecker out as CEO of National Enquirer parent company ([link removed])
The Associated Press / Aug 21, 2020
Election 2020
Republicans rush to finalize convention (‘Apprentice’ producers are helping) ([link removed])
Michael M. Grynbaum, Annie Karni / The New York Times / Aug 22, 2020
About Misinformation
What makes fake news feel true when it isn’t? For one thing, hearing it over and over again ([link removed])
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 21, 2020
Press & Government
Chasing Salazar: Accident or assassination? A reporter’s years-long quest to find out how and why Ruben Salazar died. ([link removed])
Robert J. Lopez / Los Angeles Times / Aug 23, 2020
International
Belarus blocks scores of news sites amid protest, international outcry ([link removed])
VOA News / Aug 22, 2020
How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse ([link removed])
Kate Wong, David Bogi / The Guardian / Aug 23, 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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