Articles of interest - April 9, 2018
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
How to Check if Cambridge Analytica Could Access Your Facebook Data WIRED
An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings Pew Research
How Twitter Bots Help Fuel Political Feuds Scientific American
Zuckerberg is Getting training on how to testify before Congress The New York Times
Facebook Imposes New Restrictions on Ads and Popular Pages WIRED
‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook New York Times
***PRIVACY
Financial Analyst Says Most Consumers Don't Realize How Their Data Is Used NPR
***CONSUMING MEDIA
You Are The Media You Eat Medium
How to Balance Your Media Diet Medium
***TECHNOLOGY
US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC Associated Press
A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready WIRED
***BIG DATA & AI
Some data sets for teaching data science Simply Statistics
***INTERNET
Best Mobile Browsers: Microsoft Edge, Firefox Focus, Google Chrome, and More WIRED
***PRODUCING MEDIA
True Crime, Fake Homicide: The Onion's 'A Very Fatal Murder' Podcast NPR
The Cohort: 'Pick the part of the media world you think most needs to exist and start making it' Poynter
Switching Every 19 Seconds: How Our Brains Multitask With New Media Forbes
***JOURNALISM
TV reporter prompts 911 call of ‘crazy lady’ talking to self Seattle Times
Homeland Security to Compile Database of Journalists, Bloggers Big Law Business
Trump's feud with Amazon is really about the Washington Post's success The Guardian
Push Notifications at the NYT New York Times
Unpaid internships and a culture of privilege are ruining journalism (opinion) The Guardian
How Trump thrives in ‘news deserts’ POLITICO
This Is What It Was Like Learning To Report Before Fake News Was The Biggest Problem In The World BuzzFeed
***JOURNALISM & TECHNOLOGY
A Startup Media Site Says AI Can Take Bias Out of News Motherboard
Automated fact-checking has come a long way. But it still faces significant challenges Poynter
Twitter, Facebook, Slack: Using Every Tool to Hear What Readers Think The New York Times
***JOURNALISM & SINCLAIR
KVAL co-anchors refuse to read controversial script Register Guard
I Quit Working For Sinclair And They Sued Me. Here's Why I'm Fighting Back Huffington Post
SPJ disappointed by Sinclair chairman's comments about print journalists Society of Professional Journalists
Sinclair Rescinds Donation Pledge to NPPA for Legal Advocacy NPPA
Sinclair is hiring for hundreds of open positions, amid ‘must-run’ script scandal ThinkProgress
Journalism-school Deans Send Letter to Sinclair: the company has "crossed a line" The Hill
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Local TV is doing way better than you’d think, a new report suggests Nieman Lab
Denver Post Finds Out Why Laying Off A Third Of Your Newsroom Is A Bad Idea Digg
Mapping the future of local news, together Poynter
Why do reporters take the risk to start a media business? These answers might surprise you Medium
Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint threatens American Newspapers (opinion) Chronicle of Higher Ed
Lobby State lawmakers to pass a bill barring non-compete clauses for broadcast journalists (opinion) Providence Journal
***FAKE NEWS
A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election Washington Post
How A Teacher In France Is Trying To Help Her Students Spot Fake News NPR
A guide to the (many, similarly named) new efforts fighting for journalism Nieman Lab
The Man Who Spent $100K To Remove A Lie From Google NPR
Critics of Dan Rather’s tips about fake news brought up his past. But the points are still solid Washington Post
The Era of Fake Video Begins The Atlantic
Weaponized ‘fake news’ claims are now doing real damage RTDNA
Can “Extreme Transparency” Fight Fake News and Create More Trust With Readers? Nieman Reports
***STUDENT MEDIA
‘It Has to Be Perfect’: Putting Out a Yearbook After the Parkland Shooting The New York Times
SMU to take control of student newspaper Dallas News
WSU president approves cut to student newspaper, but offers other university funding The Wichita Eagle
A 21-year-old dropped out of college to rate dogs on the internet — and now he's making six figures Business Insider
Concern, condemnation after SFCC student newspaper reports on Pitcher scandal disappear Spokesman
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Sharing photos may subtly change how we remember Becoming (my blog)
Why We Like Things That Are Bad For Us Medium
7-Year Follow-Up Shows Lasting Cognitive Gains From Meditation UC Davis
The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death The New Yorker
***WRITING & READING
Expand Your Writing Potential with a Smart Notebook and Pen Chronicle of Higher Ed
Can You Identify a Lower Case G? “An intriguing way of looking at questions about the importance of writing for reading” Scholarly Kitchen
***LANGUAGE
The number of American college students studying foreign languages continues to fall Quartz
Scientists Probe an Enduring Question: Can Language Shape Perception? Undark
Trendy Suffixes, for Fun and Profit Chronicle of Higher Ed
The ‘g’ in Google’s Old Logo Is Really Weird The Atlantic
Think You Know a Word’s Origin? Think Again Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LITERATURE
How Trump Is Shaking Up the Book Industry POLITICO
10 Satirical Covers for the Terrible Books You Can’t Get Away From: Imaginary cover designs for the worst clichés in publishing Electric Literature
Copy Editing and Proofreading a Book: It Takes a Village Chronicle of Higher Ed
25 Amazing Books by Women You Need to Read Mental Floss
Why the literature of antiquity still matters Washington Post
***GENDER
Court: Employers Can’t Pay Women Less Because of their Salary History Washington Post
Female Medics Rushed to Help a Man Who Collapsed in a Sumo Ring. They Were Promptly Told to Leave TIME
Women file to run for US House seats in record numbers Associated Press
Feminist Health Guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Will Stop Publishing NPR
Men are Concerned about what #MeToo is doing to men at work Washington Post
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing The Scholarly Kitchen
The Billion-Dollar Romance Fiction Industry Has A Diversity Problem NPR
Textbook Racism: How scholars sustained white supremacy Chronicle of Higher Ed
It's time to re-examine diversity and inclusion programs to make real progress The Hill
***LEGAL ISSUES
Has This Man Sued You? A "Copyright Troll" Takes on Hollywood Hollywood Reporter
Music Copyright After 'Blurred Lines': Experts Speak Out Rolling Stone
InfoWars sued by man Alex Jones falsely identified as Parkland gunman The Guardian
So to Speak podcast: Have you been defamed? The FIRE
Judge Judy's $47 Million Salary Isn't Too Much, Rules Real Judge Hollywood Reporter
***RELIGION
Can religion solve El Salvador’s gang problem? 1843 magazine
Bibles pulled from online stores as China increases control of religion CNN
Christian women in the U.S. more religious than their male counterparts Pew Research Center
Witches, Frog-Gods, and the Deepening Schism of Internet Religions WIRED
The most religious regions in the US Gallup
California Lawmakers Consider How To Regulate Homeschools After Abuse Discovery NPR
Texas pastor arrested for failing to report sexual assault Star-Telegram
Billy Graham's regrets, in his own words Christianity Today
***ART & DESIGN
The Inside Story of Reddit's Redesign WIRED
Googles in the Gallary: Mass Art Museums Venture into Virtual Reality The ARTery
***MUSIC
'Just As True': Johnny Cash's Poems Set To Music For New Album NPR
As Boomer Musicians Retire, Concert Industry Faces Uncertain Future Rolling Stone
***FILM
Great Movies About Faith Are Hard To Come By. Enter 'Blue Velvet' Vox
***STUDENT LIFE
Hunger And Homelessness Are Widespread Among College Students, Study Finds : The Two-Way NPR
Parkland highlights political potential of millennials. The question now is if they'll vote LA Times
Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating NPR
What do students want most? To be treated with respect The Guardian
Why is the Drinking Age 21? Mental Floss
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Dangerous, growing, yet unnoticed: the rise of America's white gangs The Guaridan
Attack At YouTube Offices Brings Company's Content Policy Into Question NPR
Why Pure Reason Won’t End American Tribalism WIRED
***BUSINESS
2018 Airfare Study – The Best Time to Buy Flights, based on 917 million airfares Cheap Air
Customer service could start living up to its name: How AI can make businesses look more caring Economist
How Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers And Millennials Would Invest $10,000, Visualized Digg
***HEALTH
How To Play Video Games Without Messing Up Your Body Kotaku
Huge trove of unknown viruses found in fish, frogs and reptiles Nature
Fighting Bacterial Infection With…Viruses? Daily Jstor
Food allergy is linked to skin exposure and genetics Northwestern University
There’s no such thing as an ‘opioid-addicted’ newborn Washington Post
***FAMILY
Dishwashing causes more relationship distress than any other household task The Atlantic
'No One Meant To Be In My Office': A Divorce Lawyer's Tips On Staying Together NPR
***PSYCHOLOGY
The Psychology Behind False Confessions Daily Jstor
Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit New York Times
***NEUROSCIENCE
New Brain Maps With Unmatched Detail May Change Neuroscience WIRED
***PHILOSOPHY
Nietzsche on Truth, Lies, the Power and Peril of Metaphor, and How We Use Language to Reveal and Conceal Reality Brain Pickings
Frog and Toad Attend a Philosophy Class Daily Jstor
Want to raise the next Socrates? Teaching children philosophy is easier than you think Big Think
***RESEARCH
Is recycling Methods text from an old paper, to use in a new paper that applies the same techniques, efficient writing – or self-plagiarism? Scientist Sees Squirrel
NIH rejected study of alcohol advertising while pursuing industry funding Stat News
The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete. Here's What's Next The Atlantic
New study helps explain why so many results in animal studies don’t hold up in human trials Science Mag
***HIGHER ED
How Big Colleges Prey On Fan Loyalty To Fight Back Against Scandals Deadspin
Trump’s Man on Campus POLITICO
With Changing Students and Times, Colleges are Facing a Gloomy Picture, Forcing an overhaul of campuses New York Times
***CAMPUS & CRIME
17 Colleges Fell Short On Campus Safety, But The Education Department Didn’t Tell The Schools BuzzFeed
Current/Former faculty members say the Univ. of Chicago has historically has wielded deadly force against the community Chicago Maroon
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
‘Gay on God’s Campus’ Inside Higher Ed
Christian colleges worry about losing federal funding due to policies affirming Biblical view of sexuality Christianity Today
Adjunct Faculty Stage Walkout at Jesuit University Washington Post
Liberty U’s Falwell ‘censors’ student newspaper coverage of event organized by critics Religious News
Shane Claiborne Says Liberty University Threatened to Arrest Him for Organizing Prayer Meeting Christian Headlines
***TEACHING
Building Skills Outside the Classroom with New Ways of Learning New York Times
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
News women blacklisted after speaking out about sexual harassment Columbia Journalist Review
An Arc of Outrage: Despite the clamor, the real conversation about campus sexual assault has hardly begun Chronicle of Higher Ed
Professor Whose Assault Case Prompted Policy Changes at U. of Texas Is Found Dead Fox-7
Piano Students at Utah State U. Endured Humiliation and Sexual Harassment, Report Says Chronicle of Higher Ed
A Candid Legal Debate on Hollywood and #MeToo: "Did the Law Fail Us?" Hollywood Reporter
Why Colleges Shouldn’t Be Handling Sexual-Assault Complaints Chronicle of Higher Ed
Vonda dyer's statement re: Chicago tribune and bill hybels Vonda Dyer’s Blog
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Professors Are Targets In Online Culture Wars; Some Fight Back NPR
A Professor's Testimonial: I Lived out of My Car at College Ozy
Departure of MassArt Professor Saul Levine Raises Academic Freedom Concerns National Coalition Against Censorship