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Journalism & Media
February 01, 2021

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In Today's news:   Local journalists are becoming audience members’ points of contact for unfolding coronavirus information, Doug Jones is joining CNN as a political commentator, and publishers are changing how they reach their audiences as lockdowns continue.
Top Stories

People desperate for COVID-19 guides seek local journalists
David Bauder / Associated Press / Jan 30, 2021


Doug Jones joining CNN as political commentator
Lexi Lonas / The Hill / Jan 29, 2021


With America still on lockdown, publishers lean into direct mail
Max Willens / Digiday / Feb 1, 2021

Media Ethics

View: Banning White supremacy isn’t censorship, it’s accountability
Malkia Devich-Cyril / Wired / Jan 31, 2021

Media Business

West Virginia-based HD Media sues Google and Facebook
Jeff Morris / WCHS-TV / Jan 29, 2021


View: Survey says: Never Tweet
Ben Smith / The New York Times / Jan 31, 2021

About Misinformation

Fact-checkers are already fighting the spread of falsehoods from Telegram
Harrison Mantas / Poynter / Jan 29, 2021

International

Prince Harry wins ‘significant damages’ in legal dispute with UK newspaper
Livvy Doherty, Max Foster / CNN Business / Feb 1, 2021


LBC’s Maajid Nawaz’s fascination with conspiracies raises alarm
Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian / Jan 31, 2021


Daily Nation, the largest newspaper in Kenya, adopts a paywall — and predicts more African-owned publications will, too
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab / Jan 29, 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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