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Journalism & Media
December 17, 2020

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:  Twitter will start removing coronavirus vaccine misinformation, 10 states file antitrust lawsuit against Google for online ad practices, and a look at how anti-vaccination groups have gotten coverage in local press.
Top Stories

Twitter says it will start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Makena Kelly / The Verge / Dec 16, 2020


10 states accuse Google of abusing monopoly in online ads
Daisuke Wakabayashi, David McCabe / The New York Times / Dec 16, 2020


Anti-vaccination groups target local media after social media crackdowns
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News / Dec 17, 2020

Media Business

The 2020 Journalism Crisis: A year in review
Lauren Harris, Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review / Dec 16, 2020


Elizabeth Green clones her Chalkbeat model with Votebeat, a three-month pop-up newsroom covering the 2020 elections
Rick Edmonds / Poynter / Dec 17, 2020


Why news publishers are eagerly bundling their subscriptions with brands
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday / Dec 16, 2020


Fox News extends Laura Ingraham’s stay with multi-year deal
Brian Steinberg / Variety / Dec 16, 2020

Social Media

Twitter restores retweet functionality after effort to curb misinformation
Steven Musil / CNET / Dec 16, 2020

Local News

Local news attention at low ebb after election; few say it spread misinformation or division
Jeff Jones / Knight Foundation / Dec 16, 2020


Local news outlets have boosted digital subscriptions by about 50% in a year
Mark Jacob / Poynter / Dec 16, 2020

Election 2020

Conservative outlet OAN won’t recognize Biden as president-elect until Congress certifies
Jonathan Easley / The Hill / Dec 16, 2020

Media Ethics

Why it’s crucial that news outlets get it right when covering adverse coronavirus vaccine reactions
Oliver Darcy / CNN / Dec 16, 2020


View: Financial news has been for finance guys. That has to change.
Feven Merid / Columbia Journalism Review / Dec 16, 2020

International

Radio Free Europe fires a prominent Russian journalist — and the Kremlin smirks
Paul Farhi / The Washington Post / Dec 16, 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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