March 8, 2019

Congress and DHS investigate if border agents targeted journalists

This story, plus Chris Wallace discusses the DNC’s decision to ban Fox News from moderating debates, YouTube begins rolling out a new fact-checking feature on sites with sensitive topics, and more, all in today’s media headlines.

Top Stories

Mar 7, 2019

Congress, DHS investigating if U.S. border agents targeted journalists

Julia Ainsley / NBC News

Mar 7, 2019

Chris Wallace of Fox News calls Democrats’ debate ban ‘shortsighted’

Michael M. Grynbaum / The New York Times

Mar 7, 2019

YouTube is rolling out a feature that shows fact-checks when people search for sensitive topics

Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed

Press & Government

Mar 7, 2019

Washington Post petitions court to open sealed, redacted records in Manafort case

Joe Concha / The Hill

Mar 8, 2019

View: How Trump is like JFK

John F. Harris / Politico

Online Media

Mar 7, 2019

Facebook vows to quash anti-vaccine misinformation

Vanessa Romo, Patti Neighmond / NPR

Mar 8, 2019

NBC News and MSNBC expand podcast team heading into election season

Max Willens / Digiday

Mar 7, 2019

View: This could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social network

Kurt Wagner / Recode

Media Business

Mar 7, 2019

View: Not much cheer as McClatchy reports more revenue declines and a fourth-quarter loss

Rick Edmonds / Poynter

Mar 8, 2019

View: Apple wants users to subscribe to Apple News. Publishers aren’t playing along.

Tien Tzuo / Barrons

International

Mar 7, 2019

Facebook takes down fake account network used to spread hate in UK

Alex Hern / The Guardian

Mar 7, 2019

Mexican journalist seeking US asylum again ordered deported

Nomaan Merchant / The Associated Press

Mar 8, 2019

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe granted rare diplomatic protection by Britain to help secure release from Iran

Josie Ensor / The Telegraph