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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
January 08, 2021

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Facebook bans Trump for remainder of term, viewers flock to TV news coverage of events at the Capitol, and a look at increased investment in Black media brands.
Top Stories

Facebook bans Trump from posting for remainder of his term in office
Brian Fung / CNN / Jan 7, 2021


Capitol insurrection drives huge audience to TV news
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter / Jan 7, 2021


As marketer interest rises, Black media brands are investing in growing community coverage
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday / Jan 8, 2021

About Misinformation

Mob at U.S. Capitol encouraged by online conspiracy theories
Amanda Seitz / The Associated Press / Jan 7, 2021


Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos
Bethan Jon, Keenan Chen / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jan 7, 2021


A game livestreaming site has become an extremist haven
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired / Jan 7, 2021

Media Ethics

Toledo Blade writers say managers ‘manipulated’ stories on pro-Trump mob’s attack
Tim Elfrink / The Washington Post / Jan 8, 2021


A facial recognition company says that viral Washington Times “antifa” story is false
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News / Jan 7, 2021

Research

Our old models of journalistic impact need to change
Mark Coddington, Seth Lewis / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jan 7, 2021

In Remembrance

Neil Sheehan dies at 84; Times reporter obtained the Pentagon Papers
Janny Scott / The New York Times / Jan 7, 2021

International

UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes
Tanishaa Nadkar / Reuters / Jan 8, 2021


How Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza tackled a tough media environment
Simone Flueckiger / WAN-IFRA / Jan 7, 2021


International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump
Cristina Tardáguila, Harrison Mantas / Poynter / Jan 7, 2021

 

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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