Articles of Interest - April 16
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Vevo’s YouTube account hack hits popular music videos, causes biggest video ever to disappear The Verge
Facebook is offering a $40,000 bounty if you find the next Cambridge Analytica CNBC
The Book 'Videocracy' explores the power of YouTube MSNBC
One Way to Fight Digital Distraction Chronicle of Higher Ed
This Site Tracks How Wikipedia Is Being Edited in Real-Time Fast Company
***PRIVACY
Gmail.com redesign includes self-destructing emails Ars Technica
Should Social Media Companies Pay Us For Our Data? NPR
Facebook Crossed The Creepy Line And Can’t Go Back BuzzFeed News
As Zuckerberg Smiles to Congress, Facebook Fights State Privacy Laws WIRED
***PRODUCING MEDIA
The State of Video in 2018 Story Hunter
Everything You Need To Know About Video Production Costs Story Hunter
5 Media Publishers to Watch in 2018 Story Hunter
***INTERNET
YouTube and Facebook Are Losing Creators to Blockchain-Powered Rivals Bloomberg
US says Russia targets internet routers for espionage Associated Press
Supreme Court takes up internet sales tax case NBC News
***TECHNOLOGY
SenseTime: The billion-dollar, Alibaba-backed AI company that's quietly watching everyone in China Quartz
Microsoft launches a phishing attack simulator and other security tools TechCrunch
***JOURNALISM
Why Modern Newsrooms Should Mind the Generational Gap Hollywood Reporter
How the Assad Regime Tracked and Killed Marie Colvin for Reporting on War Crimes in Syria The Intercept
Journalists Documented a Massacre. Their Prize: a Prison Cell New York Times
The crisis in journalism has become a crisis of democracy Washington Post
Beyond “Live at Five”: What’s Next for Local TV News? Medium
The end of investigative journalism? Not yet Columbia Journalism Review
Former ProPublica journalists are launching a newsroom to cover the impact of technology on society Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Headlines editors probably wish they could take back Columbia Journalism Review
Pulitzer Prize Winners Associated Press
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
TV news employment surpasses newspapers RTDNA
As a secretive hedge fund guts its newspapers, journalists are fighting back Washington Post
Journalism can profit from the nonprofit model OC Register
The staggering body count as California newspapers founder, and democracy loses LA Times
***TEACHING JOURNALISM
Missouri School of Journalism grapples with what to do about Sinclair Broadcasting Missourian
It Matters a Lot Who Teaches Introductory Courses: Here's Why Chronicle of Higher Ed
***FAKE NEWS
The Rise of the Crisis Actor Conspiracy Movement VICE
The bots beat: How not to get punked by automation Columbia Journalism Review
Can “Extreme Transparency” Fight Fake News and Create More Trust With Readers? Harvard’s Nieman Reports
***BIG DATA & AI
Working for the algorithm Machines will help employers overcome bias Economist
Really Random Numbers thanks to Quantum Physics NPR
Artificial intelligence in the supermarket produce aisles Tech Crunch
Automatic generation of data visualizations using sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural networks Toward Data Science
A dozen major big data analytics tools grouped by storage, cleaning, mining, visualization Datamation
***CODING & HTML
Building a Text Editor for a Digital-First Newsroom: An inside look at the inner workings of a technology you may take for granted New York Times
Best coding games and toys for kids 2018 Tech Advisor
***ART & DESIGN
This Optical Illusion Where Colors Disappear When You Stare At Them Is Breaking Our Brains Digg
Helvetica Is Now An Encryption Device Fast Company
***MUSIC
What Makes This Song Great? Ep. 1
Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize New York Times
***FILM
Netflix Pulls Out of Cannes Following Rule Change Variety
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Radio isn't dead yet, but its future isn’t exactly healthy cnet
***PERSONAL GROWTH
The Search for Unintended Consequences Becoming (my blog)
***WRITING & READING
Why American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years The Atlantic
Did the CIA fund creative writing in America? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
Much Ado About ‘Ado’ Chronicle of Higher Ed
Disappearing Languages Interactive
Duolingo Suddenly Has Over Twice As Much Language Learning Material Fast Company
***LITERATURE
5 Classic Literature Books You Need to Give Another Chance Study Breaks
A poetry professor Deals with a Racial Slur Washington Post
***GENDER
How #MeToo is inspiring a new era of feminist literature Standard
Ever wonder why you've never seen a woman making sushi? This female sushi chef explains why Mashable
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Please Don’t Answer This 2020 Census Survey The New Yorker
***FREE SPEECH
Most College Presidents Worry That Speech Issues Could Trigger Violence Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LEGAL ISSUES
***RELIGION
Hybels steps down from Willow Creek following allegations of misconduct Chicago Tribune
Ken Ham Can’t Find Enough Creationist Employees, So He’s Loosening Restrictions Patheos
Why this former religion television reporter is considering divorcing her evangelical family Washington Post
***RELIGION IN COURT
North County pastor sentenced for molesting young relative Fox-5
Ex-Dolphins cheerleader claims NFL discriminated against her because of her faith CBS News
Houston Megachurch Pastor Pleading Not Guilty To Fraud Charges Houston Public Media
Man who cites opposition to abortion for not paying taxes wins Round 1 in court Oregon Lives
Mormon growth continues to slow, especially in the U.S. (opinion) Religion News
Trial of U.S. pastor facing up to 35 years in prison set to start in Turkey NBC News
***RELIGION & BOOKS
Two publishers suspend publication of books by megachurch pastor Hybels in wake of misconduct allegations Chicago Tribune
Tyndale Sued by Boy Who Didn’t Come Back from Heaven Christianity Today
Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about his new book: ‘Faith’ Religious News Service
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Inside the White House Bible Study group BBC
California Bill would Outlaw Gay Conversion ‘Therapy’ San Jose Inside
US vice-president Mike Pence meets Southern Baptist megachurch pastors Christian Today
Who Is Reinhold Niebuhr And What Is His Connection To James Comey? NPR
Colombia’s Next President Could Be an Evangelical Woman Christianity Today
***STUDENT MEDIA
How Parkland student journalists covered the shooting they survived and friends they lost Washington Post
Legal Analysis: Getting the numbers on college censorship Student Press Law Center
Liberty president censors student newspaper over critics Richmond Free Press
University of Toledo newspaper in danger of closing Toledo Blade
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Schools like Harvard Shouldn’t be Investigating Itself (opinion) The Crimson
Did These Women See #MeToo Coming New York Times
Head of Nobel literature prize panel quits over sex abuse scandal The Guardian
***BUSINESS
Gaslighting for Beginners (satire) Medium
***HEALTH
Lyme disease the first epidemic of climate change Aeon
The States Where People Die Young The Atlantic
Too much sitting may thin the part of your brain that's important for memory, study suggests LA Times
***FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
These Maps Show the Average Cost of Childcare in Each State Fatherly.com
It Takes 90 Hours to Make a New Friend Life Hacker
California museum exhibit of awkward family photos Awkward Family Photos
***SCIENCE
Lights, cameras, science: Using video to engage broader audiences The Research Whisperer
Physicists set new record for quantum entanglement Univeristat Unnsbruck
***PSYCHOLOGY
This strange syndrome causes people to think their loved ones have been replaced by identical impostors Washington Post
***PRODUCTIVITY
10 Hidden URLs to Help You Rule the Web Field Guide
***RESEARCH
The ethics of scientific publishing Chemistry World
Researchers who actively push their papers on social media gain more citations, study finds Times Higher Ed
***HIGHER ED
College plays a powerful role in achieving the American dream (opinion) The Hill
Justice Department Investigating How Colleges Use Early-Decision Admissions NPR
***HUMANITIES & STEM
Can tech save the humanities? Boston Globe
Dear Humanities Profs: We Are the Problem Chronicle of Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Are 'Learning Styles' Real? The Atlantic
Forgetting makes us smarter. Use these tricks to remember what you need to NBC News
***ACADEMIC LIFE
How Much Did Professors Earn This Year? Barely Enough to Beat Inflation Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
Student Loan Reform (opinion) New York Times
More colleges are saying yes to dogs and cats in dorms Washington Post
4 in 10 millennials don't know 6 million Jews were killed in Holocaust, study shows CBS News
Modest Advice for New Graduate Students Medium
First-generation students are disproportionately more unlikely to finish college National Center for Education Statistics
Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force Pew Research Center
Duke protesters disrupt president's speech to alumni News Observer