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Journalism & Media
December 18, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news: Lawsuit alleges CBS retaliated against ‘60 Minutes’ producer who reported harassment, a look at the diversity of NPR’s on-air sources, and four Times journalists reflect on coverage during the Clinton impeachment.
Top Stories

‘60 Minutes’ producer says CBS retaliated after she told HR about her boss’s misconduct
Emily Peck / HuffPost / Dec 17, 2019


New on-air source diversity data for NPR shows much work ahead
Elizabeth Jensen / NPR / Dec 17, 2019


4 Times journalists tell their story of impeachment (the one in the ’90s)
The New York Times / Dec 17, 2019

Media Business

In leaked email, SB Nation exec suggests hundreds of fired freelancers can work for free
Grant Marek / SFGate / Dec 17, 2019


NY Mag hit with $25M lawsuit over years-old Lara Logan, CBS story
Kali Hays / Women's Wear Daily / Dec 17, 2019


View: The human toll of the 2019 media apocalypse
Maya Kosoff / Medium / Dec 17, 2019

Social Media

Over 100 PBS local stations start streaming today on YouTube TV
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch / Dec 17, 2019


Exclusive: Facebook adding part-time fact-checking contractors
Sara Fischer / Axios / Dec 17, 2019

Research

Hundreds of ‘pink slime’ local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points
Priyanjana Bengani / Columbia Journalism Review / Dec 18, 2019

International

Russian network used BuzzFeed’s Community site to spread false news stories
Jamie Ryan, Mike Wendling / BBC / Dec 17, 2019


49 journalists were murdered in 2019, the lowest death toll in 16 years
Amy Woodyatt / CNN / Dec 17, 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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