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Journalism & Media
October 30, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news:   Deadspin senior editor fired following controversial memo, plus staffing changes at NBC News, CNN executive responds to criticism over political commentator hired to represent conservative point of view, and more, all in today’s media headlines.
Top Stories

Deadspin senior editor fired amid revolt against ‘stick to sports’ memo
Ben Strauss, Jacob Bogage / The Washington Post / Oct 29, 2019


NBC News adding digital jobs, but laying off some staffers
Sara Fischer / Axios / Oct 29, 2019


CNN defends new contributor Sean Duffy while anchors decry his ‘anti-immigrant bigotry’
Michael Calderone / Politico / Oct 29, 2019

Newspaper News

Washington Post columnist Boot changes al-Baghdadi column after criticism
Joe Concha / The Hill / Oct 29, 2019


View: When Times reporting is weaponized
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review / Oct 29, 2019

Social Media

He’s running for governor to run false ads on Facebook. Now Facebook is stopping him
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN / Oct 29, 2019

Local News

People might not trust local news that much after all — and the way to improve it increases the risk
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Journalism Lab / Oct 29, 2019

International

A fake resignation letter made its way into CNN in Arabic and has spurred false news in Lebanon
Cristina Tardáguila / Poynter / Oct 29, 2019


How Murdoch’s many Suns play to both sides of Brexit
Hadas Gold / CNN / Oct 29, 2019


Female MPs show support for Meghan Markle over ‘distasteful and misleading’ stories
Charlotte Tobitt / PressGazette / Oct 29, 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, Jeffrey Gottfried, Elizabeth Grieco, Maya Khuzam, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking, Mason Walker and Kirsten Worden.

 
 
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