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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
September 25, 2020

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In Today's news:   Daily Caller reporters arrested while covering Louisville protests, Facebook removes Russian networks tied to intel services, and reporter arrested in Los Angeles will not be charged after a viral video of her arrest spreads.
Top Stories

Daily Caller reporters arrested and held overnight while covering Louisville protests
Alec Snyder, Mallika Kallingal / CNN / Sep 25, 2020


Facebook removes Russian networks tied to intelligence services that interfered in the U.S. in 2016
Craig Timberg / The Washington Post / Sep 24, 2020


Los Angeles D.A. will not prosecute KPCC reporter arrested after shooting of sheriff’s deputies
James Queally / Los Angeles Times / Sep 24, 2020

Media Business

‘An election night that could last weeks’: How news publishers are updating their digital strategies for the results long haul
Keyleigh Barber / Digiday / Sep 25, 2020


New York Times chairman retires after 23 years leading the board
Chris Isidore / CNN / Sep 24, 2020

Social Media

Facebook critics take on its Oversight Board
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sep 25, 2020


YouTube adds links to fight mail-in voting misinformation ahead of Election Day
Russell Brandom / The Verge / Sep 24, 2020


Twitter plans to bring prompts to ‘read before you retweet’ to all users
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch / Sep 24, 2020

Local News

Deconstructing the News Desert
Sara Rafsky / Columbia Journalism Review / Sep 25, 2020


As local news outlets shift to subscription, they wonder: What should Facebook’s role be?
Laura Hazard Owen, Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / Sep 24, 2020

Press & Government

Lawsuit over Tucker Carlson’s ‘extortion’ claim is dismissed
Gene Maddaus / Variety / Sep 24, 2020


WGA East supports ‘Future of local news commission act’ to save struggling news outlets
David Robb / Deadline / Sep 24, 2020


Ex-Radio Free Europe official: Trump-appointed agency chief brought ‘chaos and uncertainty’
Daniel Lippman / Politico / Sep 24, 2020

Coronavirus

Right-wing media stars mislead on Covid-19 death toll
Tiffany Hsu / The New York Times / Sep 24, 2020

International

YouTube expands fact-checking feature for video searches to Europe
Ryan Browne / CNBC / Sep 24, 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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