articles of interest - Feb 27
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Spotify expands its push into original content with new podcasts Tech Crunch
You might want to rethink what you're 'liking' on Facebook now Mashable
***PRODUCING MEDIA
How to Shoot a 360 Video Wired
With help from Google and YouTube, McClatchy is trying to figure out the next big thing in video Poynter
Periscope Producer Now Available to All Users on Mobile, Web Ad Week
***INTERNET
Under Pressure to Prove Its Ads Actually Work, Google Opens Up Wired
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
New models for new media: Is there life for technology firms beyond Wall Street? Economist
America’s latest spectrum auction: Despite poor proceeds, the sale model is worth copying Economist
***JOURNALISM
GateHouse Media parent signals cuts as it preps to buy more newspapers Boston Business Journals
Traditional media firms are enjoying a Trump bump Economist
We Avoid News We Don't Like. Some Trump-Era Evidence New York Times
The New York Times is experimenting with mobile-specific headlines Digiday
Fair Use: Journalism Can’t Succeed Without It Electronic Frontier Foundation
How The Media Are Using Encryption Tools To Collect Anonymous Tips NPR
***FAKE NEWS
The Dangers of Fake News Spread to Data Visualization PBS Media Shift
The Internet Made ‘Fake News’ a Thing—Then Made It Nothing Wired
How to Spot Visualization Lies Flowing Daa
The Religious Origins of Fake News and “Alternative Facts” Religious Dispaches
***GRAMMAR
Is the common advice about avoiding dangling participles in writing Sound? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Revenge of the copy editors: Grammar pros find internet stardom Columbia Journalism Review
***WRITING& READING
Study: The perfect blog post length—and how long it should take to write PR Daily
***LANGUAGE
The Dictionary of American Regional English has issued its quarterly online update Chronicle of Higher Ed
The Language Jstor
***LITERATURE
The many contradictions of Jonathan Swift Economist
Grad Student Discovers A Lost Novel Written By Walt Whitman NPR
There’s a new way for novelists to sound authentic. But at what cost? Washington Post
***GENDER
Administration rescinds guidelines that said Title IX applied to discrimination based on gender identity Inside Higher Ed
Trump's Election Drives More Women To Consider Running For Office NPR
Models Are Still Pressured To Be Ultra-Thin, Survey Says NPR
***RACIAL ISSUES
Racial Incidents Upset Students at Several Campuses Inside Higher Ed
Candidate: Blackface part of 'good night at church' Shreveport Times
***FREE SPEECH
The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech: 2017Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58ac64bfe4b0417c4066c2f1
Sean Spicer raged against First Amendment after college newspaper misspelled his name as ‘sphincter’ Raw Story
***LEGAL ISSUES
Judicial originalism as myth Vox
Nursing student removed from program over Facebook posts seeks Supreme Court review SPLC
***TECHNOLOGY
FaceApp uses neural networks for photorealistic selfie tweaks Tech Crunch
Gene editing, clones and the science of making babies Economist
20 years ago the world met the first adult clone, a sheep called Dolly. Her legacy lives on Economist
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
Can big data tech correlate the various logs and ultimately tame the bloated IT chaos? Daanami
Quantzig's top 10 reasons to be excited about data analytics in 2017 Quartz
“What we’re interested in is automating the scientific method” throughprobabilistic programming Wired
You might be getting your Big Data TOO clean. Why it can be useful to keep thegarbage Tech Republic
***RELIGION
Family Christian Bookstores to close Detroit Free Press
Most white evangelicals approve of Trump travel prohibition and express concerns about extremism Pew Research Center
Evangelicals can no longer speak as one voice (opinion) Religious News Service
Many countries make it hard to marry someone from another religion Economist
Vancouver Christians collide over televangelist Franklin Graham The Star Phoenix
An underground network among faith groups is readying homes to hide immigrants CNN
Ex-congregants reveal years of ungodly abuse Associated Press
LGBTQ Advocates Fear 'Religious Freedom' Bills Moving Forward In States NPR
Evangelicals at Dartmouth Dartmouth Review
A majority of white evangelicals approve of Trump's Muslim ban Mic
Oklahoma Missionary Sentenced to 40 Years for Sexually Abusing Children KTLA
***ART & DESIGN
Why Art Matters to America New York Times
Netflix’s Abstract: The 3 Must-See Episodes Designlab
***MUSIC
Google built an AI that will play piano duets with you Business Insider
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Communication studies lecturer claims restrictions on class enrollment because of his conservative views Daily Bruin
Activism on the rise among college faculty Education Dive
***RESEARCH
Content referenced in scholarly articles is drifting, with negative effects on the integrity of the scholarly record London School of Economics and Political Science
***HEALTH
When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes (Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatments) The Atlantic
Advice From Patients On A Study's Design Makes For Better Science NPR
***PSYCHOLOGY
Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds New Yorker
***SOCIOLOGY
Last Night’s Oscars Tour Bus Bit Underscored a Deep Divide Wired
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Ever wondered why certain people are able to resist temptation? Here's what researchers say is their secret.. Becoming (my site)
***HIGHER ED
Evangelical leader Falwell: It was Steve Bannon’s idea that I lead education task force Washington Post
State Budget Cuts Hit Universities NPR
Liberty and Bob Jones Universities May run afoul of Obama’s Title IX protections for LGBT students Inside Higher Ed
Baylor coach urges violence against parents who think Baylor’s unsafe New York Post
***HUMANITIES /STEM
Liberal Arts College Students Are Getting Less Artsy Inside Higher Ed
***TEACHING
***STUDENT LIFE
Michigan State plans to ban Whiteboards from dormitory room doors in attempt to limit bullying Inside Higher Ed