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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
December 23, 2020

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In Today's news:   The Village Voice alt-weekly restarts under new owner, new research finds Google News diverts readers away from local news, and Pulitzer Board accepts The New York Times’ withdrawal of “Caliphate” podcast.
Top Stories

The Village Voice rises from the dead




How Google is hurting local news




Pulitzer board accepts New York Times’ withdrawal of ‘Caliphate’ as 2019 finalist



Newspaper News

At the Washington Post, Marty Baron’s exit is now a question of “when, not if”



Press & Government

Former Rep. Katie Hill sues ex-husband, Daily Mail, Redstate.com over ‘nonconsensual porn’




Major COVID-19 and defense spending bills target USAGM powers



Media Ethics

View: Assange, and the critical threat to publishing state secrets




View: It’s time for Indigenous issues to get long-overdue mainstream coverage



Online Media

The real competitor to Trump TV



International

Russian parliament backs bill enabling Moscow to block U.S. social media giants



 

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.