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Journalism & Media
July 29, 2019

Daily Briefing of Media News share on Twitter
In Today's news: Efforts to combat ‘deepfakes’ intensify as the 2020 election approaches, a lawsuit against the Washington Post is dismissed, and vendors make money by selling dead links on prominent news sites.
Top Stories

‘Deepfakes’ trigger a race to fight manipulated photos and videos [Subscription required]
Abigail Summerville / The Wall Street Journal / Jul 27, 2019


Covington student’s $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post dismissed
Sophie Lewis / CBS News / Jul 27, 2019


There’s an underground economy selling links from The New York Times, BBC, CNN, and other big news sites
Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed / Jul 26, 2019

Technology & News

Try not to get whiplash, but publisher engagement on Facebook is rising and native video is, too
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Journalism Lab / Jul 26, 2019

Media Business

Vice Media in talks to buy Refinery29 [Subscription required]
Benjamin Mullin / The Wall Street Journal / Jul 26, 2019


More than 60 media outlets commit to week of focused climate coverage
Rachel Frazin / The Hill / Jul 26, 2019


View: The consumer trends that destroyed media’s business model
Frederic Filloux / Monday Note / Jul 28, 2019

Sports News

Fox Sports networks dropped from Dish Network, Sling Friday in new carriage dispute
Kelly Tyko / USA Today / Jul 26, 2019

International

Brazil president raises jail as possibility for Greenwald
The Associated Press / Jul 27, 2019


Moves to improve press freedom in Malaysia met with cautious optimism
Saqib Rahim / The Guardian / Jul 26, 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, Elisa Shearer, Galen Stocking and Mason Walker.

 
 
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