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Journalism & Media
August 24, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
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
BBC / Aug 24, 2020


William Barr told Murdoch to ‘muzzle’ Fox News Trump critic, new book says
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian / Aug 22, 2020


Facebook is reportedly testing a ‘virality circuit breaker’ to stop misinformation
Christine Fisher / Engadget / Aug 21, 2020

Social Media

TikTok will challenge Trump order banning U.S. transactions, company confirms
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?
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Aug 21, 2020


David Pecker out as CEO of National Enquirer parent company
The Associated Press / Aug 21, 2020

Election 2020

Republicans rush to finalize convention (‘Apprentice’ producers are helping)
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
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.
Robert J. Lopez / Los Angeles Times / Aug 23, 2020

International

Belarus blocks scores of news sites amid protest, international outcry
VOA News / Aug 22, 2020


How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse
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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