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Journalism & Media
February 08, 2021

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In Today's news:   Lou Dobbs’ show on Fox News is cancelled, two New York Times journalists leave due to past behavior, and the White House revives the weekly address.
Top Stories

Fox Business cancels Lou Dobbs’ show
Matthew Choi / Politico / Feb 5, 2021


2 prominent ‘New York Times’ journalists depart over past behavior
David Folkenflik / NPR / Feb 6, 2021


White House revives weekly address to push Biden agenda
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Feb 6, 2021

Media Business

Gannett sold 3 Oklahoma papers to a local family-owned company
Kristen Hare / Poynter / Feb 5, 2021


Journalists at The Daily News form a union, joining a wave
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Feb 5, 2021

About Misinformation

Facebook vowed to crack down on Covid-19 vaccine misinformation but misleading posts remain easy to find
Oliver Darcy, Kaya Yurieff / CNN / Feb 7, 2021


Twitter suspended far-right website Gateway Pundit’s founder account
Yelena Dzhanova / Business Insider / Feb 7, 2021


OAN slaps giant legal disclaimer on MyPillow CEO’s election conspiracy special
Brad Reed / The Raw Story / Feb 5, 2021


New research shows how journalists are responding and adapting to “fake news” rhetoric
Mark Coddington, Seth Lewis / Nieman Journalism Lab / Feb 5, 2021

Press & Government

‘Intimidation measure’: Louisiana AG criticized for suing reporter over records request
Hannah Knowles / The Washington Post / Feb 7, 2021


Mike Pence to launch ‘video podcast’ with conservative group
Lois Beckett / The Guardian / Feb 6, 2021

International

Myanmar orders internet providers to block Twitter and Instagram in the country
Kim Lyons / The Verge / Feb 6, 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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