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Journalism & Media
January 25, 2021

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In Today's news:   Fauci says he was barred from going on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show, Larry King dies at 87, and after 55 years Tom Brokaw retires from NBC News. 
Top Stories

Fauci said he wanted to go on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show for ‘months’ but was ‘blocked’ under Trump administration
Taylor Ardrey / Business Insider / Jan 23, 2021


Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Andrew Dalton / Associated Press / Jan 23, 2021


Tom Brokaw retiring from NBC News after 55 years
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Jan 22, 2021

Media Business

For local nonprofit news, 2020 was a very good year, and 2021 will be even better
Rick Edmonds / Poynter / Jan 25, 2021


Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them
Archie Bland / The Guardian / Jan 23, 2021


Comcast’s NBCUniversal to shut down sports cable channel NBCSN by year-end [Subscription required]
Joe Flint, Lillian Rizzo / The Wall Street Journal / Jan 22, 2021


View: CNN public editor: It’s time to end the panel discussion format
Ariana Pekary / Columbia Journalism Review / Jan 22, 2021

In Remembrance

Sharon Begley, a top science journalist, is dead at 64
Katharine Q. Seelye / The New York Times / Jan 22, 2021

Media Ethics

Inside CBS’ fraught investigation into allegations of racism and misogyny
Meg James / Los Angeles Times / Jan 24, 2021


The New York Times says it didn’t part ways with editor over Biden ‘chills’ tweet
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post / Jan 24, 2021


Fox News foes face uphill fight to get cable network dropped
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg / Jan 22, 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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