Articles of interest about journalism, writing, fakes, & social media - Oct 16
/***THE VIRUS
A Global Data Effort Probes Whether Covid Causes Diabetes
When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters
This company is giving away bacon-scented face masks
Study: COVID-19 transmission risk on airplanes 'virtually non-existent' when passengers wear masks
***JOURNALISM
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record on press rights issues
Most in US say anonymous sources in news are OK only in special cases
***JOURNALISM & THE ELECTION
National News Outlets Prepare for an Election Night that Might Turn into Days, Weeks
How Not to Cover Voter Fraud Disinformation
How The Associated Press Plans to Report The Election Results
***WRITING & READING
People Are Recommending Books For People Who Haven't Read Since High School, And it is Wonderful
Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling
Reading C. S. Lewis in the Time of Covid
***FAKES & FRAUDS
How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation ($)
“It’s been really, really bad”: How Latinx voters are being targeted by disinformation
Podcast discussion of a paper titled the online competition between pro- and anti-vaccination views
***QANON
YouTube bans QAnon, other conspiracy content that targets individuals
QAnon is tearing families apart ($)
How the "QAnon Candidate" Marjorie Taylor Greene Reached the Doorstep of Congress
Conspiracy Theories, Such As QAnon, Appear To Gain Ground In Britain
How a dangerous virtual cult is going global
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook says it will finally ban anti-vaccination ads
64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going
TikTok passes Instagram as second-most popular social app for U.S. teens
'Freedom of speech is no longer free.' Ohio man says he was fired over a TikTok video
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Google is adding cross-app account security alerts on iOS
DuckDuckGo, EFF, and others just launched privacy settings for the whole internet
Gmail users: Expect to see these new security alerts, says Google
Google is adding cross-app account security alerts on iOS
***LANGUAGE
The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation
The pandemic is changing the English language
In Language Learning, Mistakes Are Not Bad
In many Asian languages, 'LGBTQ' doesn't translate—here's how some fill the gaps
***POETRY
The Future of Poetry in 10 Poems ($)
Louise Glück, American poet, wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
Kendrick Lamar’s Poetic Awakening
The Gift of Blindness and Poetry
The New York Times project on Young Black Poets ($)
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Prezi introduces dynamic video teaching tools as education moves online
Apple iMovie vs Adobe Premiere Elements