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Pew Research Center
Journalism & Media
November 22, 2019

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In Today's news:   Former Fox News executive Ken LaCorte acknowledged running competing partisan news websites popular on Facebook, a look at the new news site launched by the NAHJ, and USA Today sued by a former employee for pregnancy discrimination.
Top Stories

A former Fox News executive divides Americans using Russian tactics




Securing a future for Latinx journalists




USA Today sued by fired digital sales director for pregnancy discrimination



Television News

Shepard Smith, late of Fox News, gives $500,000 to a free press group




Trump attacks Fox News for interviewing Swalwell



Media Business

Is engaging with readers the key to both trust and revenue?




Five years in, Scalawag is reframing who gets included in “the South” (and how to build a business off it)




Amanda Palmer dragged for ‘demanding’ coverage of her music




Tribune stock sale leaves company in a financial flux



Research

Galaxy brain: The neuroscience of how fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories, and appeals to our emotions




View: Actually, it’s about ethics, AI, and journalism: Reporting on and with computation and data



International

Russian parliament backs law to label individuals foreign agents



 

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.