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Journalism & Media
October 14, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Shepard Smith leaves Fox News, former NBC producer says that NBC rejected the story about Harvey Weinstein, and Elizabeth Warren challenges Facebook’s political advertising policy by making a false claim in a Facebook ad.
Top Stories

Fox News makes plans to replace Shepard Smith; Trump wonders if ‘bad ratings’ are to blame
Hannah Yasharoff / USA Today / Oct 13, 2019


Ronan Farrow’s NBC News producer: Execs Andy Lack, Noah Oppenheim ‘personally intervened’ to kill Weinstein investigation
Brian Flood / Fox News / Oct 12, 2019


Elizabeth Warren targets Facebook’s ad policy — with a Facebook ad
Brian Fung / CNN / Oct 12, 2019

Press & Government

Press organization condemns fake massacre by Trump depicted at pro-Trump event
David Cohen / Politico / Oct 13, 2019


Trump called head of Fox News to complain about coverage: report
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Oct 13, 2019

Newspaper News

Schneps Media takes control of amNewYork, at least 9 axed
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post / Oct 11, 2019


Arizona Republic staff call for union
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News / Oct 11, 2019

Social Media

Twitter tips the scale toward incumbents by refusing to verify primary challengers
Aída Chávez / The Intercept / Oct 11, 2019


‘A way for everything to seem less hopeless’: Teens are using humor on TikTok to meme the news
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News / Oct 12, 2019

Research

View: Focus here, not there: These are the gaps in political misinformation research
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Journalism Lab / Oct 11, 2019

International

Turkish airstrikes in Syria reportedly target journalist convoy, civilians; at least 9 dead
Frank Miles / Fox News / Oct 13, 2019


In a corner of Brazil, local reporters are switching to government jobs and the state is achieving “media capture”
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab / Oct 11, 2019


Extinction Rebellion climate protestors blockade BBC Broadcasting House
Press Gazette / Oct 11, 2019


Poland’s state media is government’s biggest booster before election
Joanna Berendt, Marc Santora / The New York Times / Oct 11, 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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