articles of interest - Nov 13
/***JOURNALISM
Journalists boycott Disney films in solidarity with the L.A. Times CNN
Public radio rethinks its approach to journalism Columbia Journalism Review
Disney Backs Off L.A. Times Ban Following Backlash Hollywood Reporter
Here's why your local TV news is about to get even worse The Conversation
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Trump wants to punish CNN by breaking up the AT&T/Time Warner deal Recode
Gannett announces management reorganization Talking New Media
***FAKE NEWS
One Way to Fight Fake News: reading laterally Chronicle of Higher Ed
When fake news will be made by pros Monday Note
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
What should this student do? His bosses want him to p-hack and they don’t even know it! Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
What should this student do? His bosses want him to p-hack and they don’t even know it! Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
How a data scientist protects his children from the dangers of the tech world The Next Web
Discussion of why Ethics in AI is still a mess, and what practical steps might change the picture Wired
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Apple (AAPL) revealed which emoji Americans use the most Quartz
Snapchat redesign is in the works amid weak growth in users and ad sales LA Times
ESPN will produce a daily version of SportsCenter exclusively for Snapchat Recode
***PRODUCING MEDIA
In $25 billion video game industry, voice actors face broken vocal cords and low pay The Washington Post
Instagram is also a huge source of Russian propaganda on social media (Pinterest’s not safe either) Nieman Journalism Lab
Trump's Official Portrait and the Language of Lighting Petapixel
***PERSONAL GROWTH
How to Spot a Liar Becoming (my blog)
Why Canceling Plans is So Satisfying The Cut
***WRITING & READING
Ph.D.s Are Still Writing Poorly, Part 1 Chronicle of Higher Ed
Does English Grammar Allow you to use an Accusative as part of the Subject of a Sentence? (“me and [name]”) Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
Would language be better if it were polished to perfection? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LITERATURE
For Dostoevsky, epilepsy was a matter of both life and literature PBS
How a young Ernest Hemingway dealt with his first taste of fame The Conversation
***GENDER
The Perpetrators Of America's Worst Mass Shootings Have One Glaring Thing In Common Digg
Study finds male Ph.D. candidates submit and publish papers at significantly higher rates than female peers on the same campus Inside Higher Ed
Transgender issues sharply divide Republicans, Democrats Pew Research Center
Gender and citation impact in management research Science Direct
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
On diversifying data journalism The Bureau Investigates
To Help Combat Racism, Kansas State U. Will Cancel Classes (for 2 Hours) Chronicle of Higher Ed
***FREE SPEECH
What’s Fueling the Free-Speech Wars? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LEGAL ISSUES
Court demands that search engines and internet service providers block Sci-Hub Science Magazine
Taylor Swift's Attorney Rebuked Over Letter Demanding Article's Retraction WBGO
The History and Philosophy of Copyright (video) PetaPixel
Court Rejects Gossip Site’s Fair Use Defense Technology & Marketing Law Blog
A $10 million defamation suit filed by a Stanford University professor against a critic and a journal Retraction Watch
Lisa Bloom Says Bill O'Reilly Is Libel-Proof Hollywood Reporter
Facebook Defeats Lawsuit By User Suspended Over ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ Technology & Marketing Law Blog
***RELIGION
Religious Employers May Not Be Able to Take Away Your Birth Control After All Life Hacker
Here's why this Houston megachurch is flying Russia's flag outside Houston Chronicle
Clergy spouses: Privacy, isolation concerns abound Times Record News
Religion a part of national identity in Central, Eastern Europe Pew Research Center
Key takeaways about Orthodox Christians Pew Research Center
New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible NPR
Tennessee Baptist church fights conference shunning over hiring of female pastor USA Today
Buddhism Is More ‘Western’ Than You Think New York Times
A suggestion for younger evangelicals: Lose the label (commentary) Religion News
Baptist convention denounces racism, but not the Confederate flag Baptist News
***RELIGION AND MASS SHOOTINGS
Praying In Response To Mass Shootings NPR
Churches Rethinking Security in the Wake of Texas Shooting NPR
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
No, Christians Don't Use Joseph and Mary to Explain Child Molesting Accusations (opinion) Christianity Today
***MUSIC
What music do psychopaths like? More Bieber, less Bach Washington Post
***HEALTH
A Link Between Alcohol and Cancer? It’s Not Nearly as Scary as It Seems New York Times
Genetically Altered Skin Saves A Boy Dying Of A Rare Disease NPR
The Gross Inequality of Organ Transplants in America New Republic
How Conjoined Twins Are Making Scientists Question the Concept of Self The Walrus
Why Working Women With Migraines Suffer in Silence Splinter News
***PSYCHOLOGY
Christmas Music Could Harm Your Mental Health IFL Science
Psychology's Renaissance Annual Review of Psychology
Brain Scientists Look Beyond Opioids To Conquer Pain NPR
***PHILOSOPHY
The Examined Life: Know Thyself #1 Wireless Philosophy
How Philosophy Makes Progress Daily Nous
On Putnam's Regulative Ideal of Decency Digressions Impressions
***ETHICS
Naming abusers online may be “mob justice” but it’s still justice Quartz
***RESEARCH
Dealing with error and bias in academic research PsyArXiv
Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning The Conversation
'Null' research findings aren't empty of meaning. Let's publish them Stat News
Why developing countries are particularly vulnerable to predatory journals The Conversation
Publish and perish and buyer beware Otago Daily Times Online News
Reviewing Better Medium
***HIGHER ED
UW-Superior Suspends 25 Programs: Faculty Say They Were Not Consulted Before Programs Were Suspended Wisconsin Public Radio
Congressional committee discusses bill designed to define anti-Semitism; some say it is too broad to be effective on college campuses Inside Higher Ed
When College Classrooms Become Ideologically Segregated, Everyone Suffers NBC News
How Student Concentrations Are Changing at Harvard The Crimson
***TEACHING
Will They Remember Writing It? Helping instructors design a meaningful writing assignment Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT MEDIA
Syllabus at Duke barred staffers of campus paper from class on hedge funds Inside Higher Ed
The rise of the campus meme Daily Californian
Tips For Writing Your College Admissions Essay The Onion
***STUDENT LIFE
After 10-Hour Hearing, Clemson U. Students Vote Not to Remove Black Leader Chronicle of Higher Ed
Survey shows declines in new international students after years of growth Inside Higher Ed
OSU students caught cheating via "GroupMe" app Local 12
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
Paid journalism internships with December deadlines Student Press Law Center
Program to bring interns of color to nonprofit newsrooms Inn.org
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Trainers, Lawyers Say Sexual Harassment Training Fails NPR
College let teachers quietly leave after alleged sex abuse, and pushed students for silence Boston Globe
***ACADEMIC LIFE
What’s to be done about the numerous reports of faculty misconduct dating back years and even decades? Inside Higher Ed