{"id":311731,"date":"2024-06-20T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=wapo-publisher-incoming-editor-face-questions-about-their-journalistic-records"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:30","slug":"wapo-publisher-incoming-editor-face-questions-about-their-journalistic-records","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/wapo-publisher-incoming-editor-face-questions-about-their-journalistic-records\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo publisher, incoming editor face questions about their journalistic records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> WaPo publisher and incoming editor face questions about their journalistic records after new reporting<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> WSJ reporter&#8217;s Russian trial to be held behind closed doors<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Daily Mail will launch a dozen shows on YouTube<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Different sources for news on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington Post publisher\u00a0Will Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>incoming editor\u00a0Robert Winnett<\/strong>\u00a0have faced questions about their journalistic records this week following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/15\/world\/europe\/will-lewis-records-uk-editor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new reports of their past newsgathering practices<\/a>\u00a0in the United Kingdom, including their ties to\u00a0<strong>hacking\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>fraud<\/strong>. The Post\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2024\/06\/16\/washington-post-editor-robert-winnett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">own reporting<\/a>\u00a0about its new leadership also has spurred discussion of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/17\/business\/media\/washington-post-editor-turmoil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how outlets cover themselves<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our surveys have found that\u00a0<strong>many Americans have doubts about the ethical standards and transparency of journalists<\/strong>.\u00a0In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/05\/08\/americans-are-more-negative-in-their-broader-views-of-journalists-than-they-are-toward-covid-19-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>, for example, more than half of U.S. adults (56%) said they think journalists have low or very low\u00a0<strong>ethical standards<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/08\/31\/americans-largely-see-news-organizations-as-opaque-particularly-when-it-comes-to-finances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That same year<\/a>, a similar share of Americans (57%) said news organizations do &#8220;not too well&#8221; or &#8220;not at all well&#8221; at telling their audiences about\u00a0<strong>how they choose and find sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Wall Street Journal reporter <strong>Evan Gershkovich\u2019s<\/strong> Russian trial will be held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/crggjv072v3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">behind closed doors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Pentagon <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/usa-covid-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushed anti-vaccine<\/a> content in the Philippines during COVID-19 pandemic aimed at undermining China\u2019s influence<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>ISIS <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/isis-created-fake-cnn-and-al-jazeera-broadcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mimicked news outlets<\/a> in propaganda videos<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>French National Rally party<\/strong> says it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/jun\/17\/national-rally-says-it-would-privatise-french-public-tv-if-it-wins-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privatize public broadcasting<\/a> if elected<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>YouTube <\/strong>is testing <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/06\/17\/youtube-is-experimenting-with-notes-a-crowdsourced-feature-that-lets-users-add-context-to-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new crowdsourced feature<\/a> allowing users to add context to videos&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at <a href=\"https:\/\/niemanreports.org\/articles\/we-are-keen-to-keep-listening-to-people-and-let-their-voices-be-heard-all-over-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC News Arabic\u2019s<\/a> <strong>emergency radio service<\/strong> in Gaza<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Sinclair Broadcast Group<\/strong> pushes local news stories alleging <a href=\"https:\/\/popular.info\/p\/sinclair-floods-local-news-websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden is mentally unfit for office<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Mail is set to launch a dozen shows on YouTube<\/strong> by the end of this year, a strategic push into <strong>long-form video<\/strong> aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/daily-mail-plans-to-debut-a-dozen-youtube-shows-in-2024-in-long-form-video-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generating more ad revenue<\/a>. The British tabloid has previously\u00a0had success with short-form video, with about a billion monthly views on TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Center survey<\/a>, <strong>82% of U.S. adults use YouTube, while 26% regularly get news there.<\/strong> Meanwhile, 31% of U.S. adults use TikTok and 14% get news there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans who regularly get news on four major social media platforms report getting news from different sources on each site, according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, most news consumers on <strong>Facebook <\/strong>and<strong> Instagram<\/strong> get news from <strong>friends, family and acquaintances<\/strong> on those sites, which is not the case on TikTok or X (formerly Twitter). <strong>TikTok<\/strong> news consumers are more likely than those on other sites to get news from <strong>influencers or celebrities<\/strong>, while those who regularly get news on <strong>X<\/strong> more commonly see news from <strong>journalists or news organizations<\/strong> there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e2e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e2e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.webp?resize=480,278 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.webp?resize=782,454 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.webp?resize=960,557 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.webp?resize=1024,594 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"371\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_0-05.webp?w=640\" alt=\"News consumers on Facebook and Instagram are more likely to get news from friends and family; X news consumers more likely to get news from journalists\" class=\"wp-image-178941 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. 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