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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
January 20, 2021

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In Today's news:   Society of Professional Journalists requests Biden suspend restrictions on speaking to press, FOIA record set under Trump presidency, and women lead major outlet White House coverage under the Biden administration.
Top Stories

Society of Professional Journalists asks Biden to end restrictions on agency personnel speaking to press
Zack Budryk / The Hill / Jan 19, 2021


Trump era sets FOIA record
Sara Fischer / Axios / Jan 19, 2021


Major news outlets name women to lead coverage of the Biden White House
Alexis Benveniste / CNN Business / Jan 19, 2021

Media Business

‘Connect the dots’: Why publishers are investing in local media to round out big national stories
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday / Jan 20, 2021

Press & Government

Front pages from the last 100 years of presidential inaugurations
Kristen Hare / Poynter / Jan 20, 2021


Voice of America overseer spent $2 million investigating employees, complaint alleges
Paul Farhi / The Washington Post / Jan 19, 2021

Social Media

“If they won’t hear us, they will fear us”: how the Capitol assault was planned on Facebook
Ken Bensinger, Ryan Mac, David Mack / BuzzFeed News / Jan 19, 2021

Television News

Fox News fires a key player in its election night coverage
Rachel Abrams, Michael M. Grynbaum / The New York Times / Jan 19, 2021


Sean Spicer applies to join White House Correspondents’ Association
John Bowden / The Hill / Jan 19, 2021

About Misinformation

The enduring allure of conspiracies
Greg Miller / Nieman Lab / Jan 19, 2021

International

BBC faces financial ‘uncertainty’ due to reliance on licence fee – report
Rajeev Syal / The Guardian / Jan 19, 2021


The Doctor vs. #MeToo
Caitlin L. Chandler / Columbia Journalism Review / Jan 19, 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, Naomi Forman-Katz, Jeffrey Gottfried, Maya Khuzam, Jacob Liedke, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking, Mason Walker and Kirsten Worden.

 
 
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