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Journalism & Media
October 11, 2019

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In Today's news:   NBC says it will not air Trump campaign ad, Splinter closes, and a look at the role of news outlet paywalls during emergencies.
Top Stories

NBCU cable networks refuse to air Trump campaign ad aimed at Joe Biden [Subscription required]
Suzanne Vranica, Jeff Horwitz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct 10, 2019


Splinter, a Gawker successor focused on politics, is shuttered
Katie Robertson / The New York Times / Oct 10, 2019


How are paywalled news outlets preparing to serve residents in California’s mega-power shutoffs?
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Journalism Lab / Oct 10, 2019

Media Business

James Murdoch reportedly bought a stake in Vice, as his new company begins to make media investments
Alyssa Meyers / Business Insider / Oct 10, 2019


Publishers pour money into paid marketing for their subscription products
Max Willens / Digiday / Oct 10, 2019


View: Hedge fund-owned newspaper group outsources design abroad, chasing higher dividends
Julie Reynolds / The Intercept / Oct 11, 2019

Social Media

View: Moving beyond ‘Zuck sucks’
Anthony Nadler, Hamsini Sridharan, Doron Taussig / Columbia Journalism Review / Oct 10, 2019

Sports News

NBA cancels media availability for rest of China trip
Dave McMenamin / ESPN / Oct 11, 2019

Media Ethics

Ronan Farrow alleges Harvey Weinstein threatened NBC with Matt Lauer’s secrets
Brian Stelter / CNN / Oct 10, 2019


View: Why it’s so hard to fact-check misinformation about the Trump impeachment inquiry
Daniel Funke, Cristina Tardáguila, Susan Benkelman / Poynter / Oct 10, 2019

International

Government must help BBC fund TV licences for over-75s, say MPs
Jim Waterson / The Guardian / Oct 10, 2019

 

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, Elizabeth Grieco, Maya Khuzam, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking, Mason Walker and Kirsten Worden.

 
 
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