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Journalism & Media
September 13, 2019

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In Today's news:   Google changes algorithm to highlight original reporting, Virginia Lt. Gov. sues CBS, Facebook expands local news tool, and new research on who pays for local news.
Top Stories

Google says a change in its algorithm will highlight ‘original reporting’
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Sep 12, 2019


Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax files $400 million lawsuit against CBS
Ben Paviour / NPR / Sep 12, 2019


Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’
Barbara Ortutay / The Associated Press / Sep 12, 2019


Who pays for local news in the U.S.?
Mason Walker / Pew Research Center / Sep 13, 2019

Media Business

Bloomberg Media to double subscriptions this year
Lucinda Southern / Digiday / Sep 13, 2019

Media Ethics

Newark, ‘the next Flint,’ and water-crisis coverage
Zainab Sultan / Columbia Journalism Review / Sep 12, 2019


A fact-checker predicted which hoax would resurface — and beat it by an hour
Daniela Flamini / Poynter / Sep 12, 2019

Press & Government

How the government is using Siri and Alexa to stop the spread of Census misinformation
Donnie O'Sullivan / CNN / Sep 12, 2019


View: The moderators of the Democratic debate did a good job, for once
Justin Peters / Slate / Sep 13, 2019

News Magazines

‘Time’ publishes special climate issue, launches biweekly newsletter
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost / Sep 12, 2019

International

Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
Sarah Marsh / Reuters / Sep 12, 2019


Arrested Tanzanian journalist tells court his health is declining
Al Jazeera / Sep 12, 2019


Facebook suspends Likud campaign bot over ‘hate speech’ violation
Eytan Halon / The Jerusalem Post / Sep 12, 2019

 

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, Elizabeth Grieco, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking and Mason Walker.

 
 
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