Articles of Interest - Nov 5
/***THE MIDTERMS
Apple News will launch a real-time election results hub on November 6 Tech Crunch
How to follow live midterms coverage if you don't have cable Poynter
Exit polls, election surveys and more: A guide for the 2018 midterms Pew Research
Election 2018: voting tools, discounted rides, and everything else you need to know to vote The Verge
Loaded With Data and Whiz-Bang Effects, Maps Are the Real Stars of Election-Night TV New York Times
How To Watch The Midterms: An Hour-By-Hour Guide 538
Midterms Speed Read: All You Need to Know About Tuesday's Vote Bloomberg
***TECHNOLOGY & THE MIDTERMS
File-Sharing Software on State Election Servers Could Expose Them to Intruders Propublica
Will 'deepfakes' disrupt the midterm election? Wired
Exit pollsters make changes after 2016 breakdown Politico
***SOCIAL MEDIA
The Growth of Reddit QuillBot Blog
Social media growth is over in the U.S. — which is its most valuable market Recode
Designing people’s Instagram Stories is now a million-dollar business Fast Company
Youtube’s push to counter toxic videos with ‘good’ creators Wired
Twitter Lost 9 Million Users in the Last Quarter Fortune
LinkedIn Is Now Home To Hyperpartisan Political Content, False Memes, And Troll Battles BuzzFeed News
Liberal Democrats more likely than other groups to be politically active on social media Pew Research Center
***SOCIAL MEDIA: INFLUENCERS
Influencer marketing is BS The Next Web
How to Spot Fake Social Media Influencers Business News Daily
***SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK
Facebook revenue, user growth falls short of expectations CNN
We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them Vice
***SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM
Inside the lives of full-time fitness Instagrammers Digg
Cristiano Ronaldo Passes Selena Gomez as Most Followed Person on Instagram Bleacher Report
Yes, Everyone on Instagram Is Having More Fun Than You Outside Online
***MOBILE
How I Became A Celebrity In China By Losing My Cellphone (video) BuzzFeed
France Moves To Ban Smartphones In Schools NPR
***JOURNALISM
The Truth Is Worth It: Perseverance (video) New York Times
Women Journalists talk about Covering Violence Women Across Frontiers
Here’s how much bots drive conversation during news events Wired
The “Rebirth” of Local News The Whole Story
***JOURNALISM & POLITICS
What newsrooms are doing and should be doing on election day Poynter
Midterms in the local news void Columbia Journalism Review
Gannett steps away from printed election results Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
The New York Times is on pace to earn more than $600 million in digital this year, halfway to its ambitious goal Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Newsroom employees are less diverse than U.S. workers overall Pew Research
***FAKE NEWS
Deepfake-busting apps can spot even a single pixel out of place MIT Technology Review
How Online Conspiracy Theories Make Their Way Into The Mainstream NPR
When conspiracy theories inspire vigilante justice The Week
Russia's Fake Viral Videos Are Next Level Digg
Twitter Says It Is Ready for the Midterms, but Rogue Accounts Aren’t Letting Up New York Times
A college instructor (in journalism, no less) causes waves with a conspiracy theory Washington Post
***PERSONAL GROWTH
The Four skills of Daring Leadership Becoming (my blog)
Brené Brown knows what makes a great leader — and most politicians wouldn’t make the cut Washington Post
Acting like an extrovert has benefits, but not for introverts Aeon
My Life Cleanse: One Month Inside L.A.'s Cult of Betterness GQ
The surprising benefits of coming in second place BigThink
***WRITING & READING
Book lovers in England form a human chain to help move their beloved local bookstore CNN
The Worst Writing Advice in the World Chronicle of Higher Ed
Antarctica scientist allegedly stabs colleague for spoiling the endings of books LA Times
The Power of a Conversation in Writing Chronicle of Higher Ed
Family pays fine for 84-year-old overdue library book Shreveport Times
***LITERATURE
What's the most influential book of the past 20 years? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Growing Up Surrounded by Books Has a Lasting Positive Effect on the Brain, Says a New Scientific Study Open Culture
12 Angry Women In Literature Who Don't Apologize For Their Rage Bustle
157 Animated Minimalist Mid-Century Book Covers Open Culture
***GENDER
Make your passion project happen: Apply to the Women’s Leadership Accelerator Journalists
Who Decides Gender? Economist
Why women leave the workforce Axios
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It New York Times
I Threw Away My Robert E. Lee Portrait The Atlantic
Nixon, the Racial Slur, and Me Chronicle of Higher Ed
‘Are You Actually an M.D.?’: A Black Doctor Is Questioned as She Intervenes on a Delta Flight New York Times
National Geographic’s November cover falls back on a racist cliché Vox
***RACE: ANTI-SEMITISM
Anti-Defamation League Report Says Online Anti-Semitism Is A 'Daily Occurrence' NPR
Twitter Listed A Trending Topic For "Kill All Jews" After A Brooklyn Synagogue Was Vandalized BuzzFeed News
How Anti-Semitism Is Tied To White Nationalism NPR
I live among the neo-Nazis in eastern Germany. And it’s terrifying The Guardian
He Was Shot In A Hate Crime. It Only Strengthened His Judaism NPR
***RACE & POLITICS
Identity Politics: Journalism And Race NPR
Hispanic voters more engaged in 2018 than in previous midterms Pew Research
'Jim Crow's Last Stand' In Louisiana May Fall To Ballot Measure NPR
***FREE SPEECH
US Declines in Internet Freedom Tech Crunch
Free speech on campus isn't so free when it's tied up in red tape Washington Examiner
***LEGAL ISSUES
Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State and 3 publishers over what constitutes "fair use" of course materials Inside Higher Ed
The Supreme Court won’t take up Net Neutrality Washington Post
***TECHNOLOGY
Quantum physicists found a new, safer way to navigate Wired
***BIG DATA & AI
How machine learning may help in the hunt for the source of mysterious viruses Stat News
A deep learning performance cheat sheet: simple and complex tricks that can help you boost your deep learning models accuracy Towards Data Science
Can developers work on machine learning along with data scientists? That’s the claim Your Story
3 Common Mistakes That Can Derail Your Team’s Predictive Analytics Efforts Harvard Business Review
A skeptic’s guide to thinking about AI Fast Company
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Signal has a clever new way to shield your identity Wired
Have the Midterms Been Hacked? An Election Security Q&A Bloomberg
***PRODUCING MEDIA
The producer's handbook to mixing audio stories NPR
Your horror noise background Horrorli
GoPro turns to an eagle to show off Hero7’s video stabilization technology Digital GTrends
***INTERNET
The inventor of the web says the internet is broken — but he has a plan to fix it CNBC
Is an Internet Bill of Rights Necessary? Information Week
***RELIGION
Donations to library skyrocket after Christian Fundamentalist checks out and burns LGBTQ children's books Des Moines Register
U.S. Baptist missionary from Indiana killed in Cameroon: family Reuters
Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging huge cross as violation of church and state The Hill
Ark Encounter has been ‘very busy,’ founder says: Admission numbers show decline Kentucky.com
“Make the Gospel Great Again": Large billboard of Trump & Bible Verse Removed KMOV
Megachurch Pastor Sues the authors of a longtime watchdog blog for Libel Christianity Today
Why I Heartily Disagree With the Pastor’s Reasons for Suing Bloggers The Wartburg Watch
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism (opinion) Religious News Service
In Japan, gospel music is a big hit—and an evangelistic tool World Magazine
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Washington state lawmaker pens ‘Biblical Basis for War’: Calls for killing all non-Christian men who don't 'yield' New York Daily News
Trump’s evangelical advisers meet with Saudi Crown Prince and discuss Jamal Khashoggi’s murder Washington Post
Why this shrinking religious group might be among America’s last “swing voters” Vox
How will Evangelicals vote in the midterms? MSNBC
***GOOD NEWS
Indiana Vending Machine Dispenses Clean Clothing and Blankets to People Without Homes Mental Floss
Fisherman jumps on entangled whale's back, cuts it free SFGate
A woman saved her husband during cardiac arrest: After he awoke, she gave birth to their son Washington Post
***ART & DESIGN
The Art Institute of Chicago now offers full access to 52,000 high-res images of their collection This is Colossal
Why are CEO photos so weird? Vox
***MUSIC
Music improves social communication in autistic children Science Daily
What do Bob Dylan’s drawings reveal about his music? Economist
***FILM
The 100 Greatest Foreign-Language Film BBC
Aretha Franklin Gospel Film Finally Has a Release Date, 46 Years After It Was Made New York Times
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Is Radio Destined To Become The Next Blockbuster Video? (opinion) Hypebot
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
False Statistic on Sexual Harassment Spreads Inside Higher Ed
A Year Later, Americans Are Deeply Divided Over The #MeToo Movement NPR
Google employees walk out over sexual harassment scandals CNN
American business and #MeToo Economist
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Suicide Is Twice as Common as Homicide in the U.S.—and More Often Involves Guns—New Study Says Fortune
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
The Three Words You Should Never Use in a Work Email—And What to Say Instead TIME
Is Emailing 'Just Checking In' Really That Bad? Life Hacker
Amazon has banned more than 5,700 of its top reviewers in the last 2 years as it increasingly cracks down on review abuse Business Insider
***ENVIRONMENT
The poor world and the rich world face different problems with their waste Economist
Supreme Court won't block children's climate change lawsuit CNN
Emerging economies are rapidly adding to the global pile of garbage Economist
The world's oceans are warming far faster than thought Axios
***HEALTH
Here's How Much Your Work Suffers When You're Sleep Deprived Curiosity
Cannabidiol is being touted as a magical elixir But maybe it’s just a fix for our anxious times New York Times
The Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Language of Dieting The Atlantic
Why do some people get CTE? It may be in their genes CNN
Flu’s success owes much to its genetic mutability Economist
***TRAVEL
Nebraska’s new tourism slogan is "Honestly, it's not for everyone" Quartzy
Why some millennials think travel is more important than sex Vox
America's 25 most popular national parks Thrillist
***FAMILY
The rise of the 4-letter baby name: The latest baby name trends include short, vowel-centric names Quartz
***PSYCHOLOGY
5 of the strangest psychology cases in history BigThink
***NEUROSCIENCE
Neuroscience Discovers how the Brain experiences Time Psychology Today
***PRODUCTIVITY
10 productivity myths Fast Company
Scared to take time off work? The productivity drive is making victims of us all The Guardian
11 Time Management Myths That Are Hurting Your Productivity Forbes
***HISTORY
"Spanish flu” probably killed more people than both world wars combined Economist
***ETHICS
Should a self-driving car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you’re from MIT Technology Review
Colleges Grapple With Teaching the Technology and Ethics of A.I. New York Times
***RESEARCH
A tool for checking authors’ retraction histories The Ochsner Journal
More than 30% of about 150 researchers surveyed considered it acceptable to cite a paper that they had not read Research Integrity and Peer Review
Heart failure study paused over concerns about disputed cell therapy papers Stat News
Meet Octopus, a new vision for scientific publishing Science Mag
Most Chinese scientists admit writing academic papers just to get promoted, survey finds South China Morning Post
A study fails to replicate, but it continues to get referenced as if it had no problems Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
A USC professor is facing accusations of “data fabrication, exaggerating outcomes and fraud USC student media
***HIGHER ED
Public universities less affordable for low-income students and less accessible for members of minority groups Inside Higher Ed
Faced with steep budget cuts, several University of Wisconsin System campuses have targeted academic programs to try to save money Inside Higher Ed
New book renews debate about donor influence: New book outlines how rich donors have become more assertive about how their money should be used Inside Higher Ed
Savannah State University announces layoffs amid student enrollment decline Savannah Now
Foxconn’s $100M deal with the University of Wisconsin has students worried The Verge
This Kentucky college is the latest to split from Kentucky Baptist Convention Kentucky.com
Iowa Wesleyan may close at the end of this semester Inside Higher Ed
Liberty U Sells Student Email Addresses to Campaign The News & Advance
***TEACHING
Self-Directed Learning and Augmented Reality: How to Teach Gen Z Chronicle of Higher Ed
They may have a reputation for being entitled but one professor found undergrads to be thoughtful and open to creative teaching approaches Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Professors Are the Likeliest Mentors for Students, Except Those Who Aren’t White Chronicle of Higher Ed
The latest campus flap over politics and academic freedom started with a fart joke Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
Millennials running for office in record numbers MCNBC
Inside the new industry of teaching you how to be an adult City Lab
***STUDENT MEDIA
Southwestern College Student Newspaper recognized with national award for holding law enforcement agencies accountable Student Press Law Center
Student details his descent into alcoholism and rebirth after rehab Sparton (student newspaper for Castleton University)
Should student journalists endorse political candidates? Student Press Law Center