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Journalism & Media
November 06, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Networks cut away from Trump speech about election counts, Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit misinformation, and The New York Times meets a revenue milestone with digital subscriptions.
Top Stories

Major networks cut away from Trump’s baseless fraud claims
Tiffany Hsu, Michael M. Grynbaum / The New York Times / Nov 5, 2020


Facebook and Twitter take emergency steps against Trump false victory claims
Alex Hern, Kari Paul / The Guardian / Nov 5, 2020


For the first time, The New York Times’ digital subscriptions generate more revenue than its print ones
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Journalism Lab / Nov 5, 2020

Social Media

Fake Twitter accounts posing as news organizations prematurely declare election victories [Subscription required]
Dustin Volz, Rob Barry, Jenny Strasburg / The Wall Street Journal / Nov 5, 2020


TikTok takes down some hashtags related to election misinformation, leaves others
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch / Nov 5, 2020


Twitter bans Steve Bannon for video suggesting violence against Fauci, FBI Director Wray
Jaclyn Peiser / The Washington Post / Nov 6, 2020

Online Media

With many children still learning from home, kid-focused news products aim to fill some gaps
Rachel Del Valle / Nieman Journalism Lab / Nov 5, 2020

Local News

Honolulu Star-Advertiser creates a digital broadcast
Evelyn Mateos / Editor and Publisher / Nov 5, 2020


View: The solution to Trump-Biden polarization may be easier (and cheaper) than we think
Marc Ambinder / MSNBC / Nov 5, 2020

Press & Government

Prop 24 — the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act — passed by voters. Here’s what publishers need know
Lara O'Reilly / Digiday / Nov 5, 2020


Trump vs Fox News: this time, it’s existential [Subscription required]
Anna Nicolaou, Alex Barker / Financial Times / Nov 6, 2020

International

‘Spreading like wildfire’: Facebook fights hate speech, misinformation before Myanmar poll
Poppy McPherson, Fanny Potkin / Reuters / Nov 5, 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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