Articles of Interest - Aug 20
/***JOURNALISM
Senate adopts resolution declaring "the press is not the enemy of the people" CBS News
Antifa protesters couldn’t find any fascists at Unite the Right — and harassed the press instead Washington Post
How to Discuss the Far Right Without Empowering It: A lesson from Germany The Atlantic
Twitter thread of great interviewing tips Twitter
Even ethical journalism can have collateral damage Columbia Journalism Review
Trump called the press “the enemy of the people” — Now more than 300 papers are pushing back Vox
Survey says Americans want transparency, not censorship, in their news Gallup
U-T builds site to tell readers about its journalism Union Tribune
***FAKE NEWS
A philosopher explains America’s “post-truth” problem Vox
Fake America great again:Inside the race to catch the worryingly real fakes that can be made using artificial intelligence MIT Technology Review
What we learned about media literacy by teaching high school students fact-checking Poynter
How I Became Fake News The Ringer
Trump and the Enemies of the People (opinion) The New Yorker
The SurfSafe Browser Extension Will Save You From Fake Photos Wired
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Public radio networks PRI and PRX are merging in a bid to create a podcasting juggernaut Star Tribune
***TECHNOLOGY
Programming languages may finally be reaching a status quo Wired
35% Of Millennials and 42% Of Gen Z Share Their Streaming Service Passwords Tube Filter
***BIG DATA & AI
How China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance MIT Technology Review
US government agencies at every level—local, state and federal—leans into machine learning GCN
A look at what Descartes Labs is doing with machine learning and space data Quartz
What Data Scientists Really Do (according to 35 Data Scientists) Harvard Biz Review explores
***MOBILE
Here’s how to use Gmail’s ‘confidential mode’ on your mobile device Daily Dot
Women are 79 percent more likely to spend money on mobile games The Verge
If you deposit checks through a mobile app, start adding this phrase USA Today
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
FBI warns of potential ATM bank heist that could steal millions globally The Verge
What Your Car Knows About You: Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data (sub. required) Wall Street Journal
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking with His New Online Masterclass Open Culture
How to Take Better Photos on your iPhone Mashable
***INTERNET
Google releases political ad directory Axios
“I was devastated”: Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the World Wide Web, has some regrets Vanity Fair
***GOOD NEWS
8-Year-Old Girl With 3D Printed Hand To Throw out First Pitch At Every MLB Stadium Carbonated.tv
Indonesian athlete couldn’t afford shoes, so he trained barefoot. He just won gold Global News
A teacher battling cancer ran out of sick days: School employees showered him with theirs CNN
UM college senior has own art exhibit at Fairchild Garden Miami Herald
Boy reveals he's going to be a big brother on the same day he's adopted ABC News
Boy shares foul ball with another young fan at Detroit Tigers game CBS News
***PERSONAL GROWTH
We’re hardwired to delude ourselves Becoming (my blog)
The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain The Atlantic
***WRITING & READING
This Unconventional Way of Consuming Books Will Transform How You Read Inc.com
Yes, teens are texting and using social media instead of reading books, researchers say Washington Post
Why it matters that teens are reading less The Conversation
***LANGUAGE
This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking Fast Company
Why Kentucky’s governor might have mocked the study of French as career preparation The Chronicle of Higher Ed
What Does It Mean to ‘Sound’ Black? The Atlantic
What If English Were Phonetically Consistent? (video) Aaron Alon
Learning Useless English Grammar in Japan The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Dropping the N Bomb Inside Higher Ed
What Is the Origin of ‘the Worm Has Turned’? The Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LITERATURE
Top 6 apps for literature enthusiasts iol
A Critic Who Worships Literature, and Defends His Faith Accordingly (book review) New York Times
Is it time to update literature’s classics? Financial Times
How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s Faith Christianity Today
***GENDER
Mind the gap: Uncovering pay disparity in the newsroom Asian American Journalists Association
The End of ‘Ladies First’ Restaurant Service Eater
Transgender students asked Betsy DeVos for help: Here's what happened Politico
***LEGAL ISSUES
Though trial judge ruled remastered versions enjoy independent copyrightability, appeals court casts doubts on there being enough originality Hollywood Reporter
Katy Perry, Dr. Luke Facing Copyright Trial Over "Dark Horse" - A Christian hip-hop artist survives the summary judgment round Hollywood Reporter
***RELIGION
A dive into the evangelical celebrities and pastors dominating Hollywood The Cut
Florida school receiving death threats after turning away 6-year-old with dreadlocks USA Today
LDS Church issues statement clarifying church's name, style Daily Herald
Nashville megachurch Criticized over use of exotic animals in sermon WSMV
Aretha Franklin told her pastor: 'I am going to be all right' Freep
Satanic temple brings Baphomet demonic goat statue to Arkansas capitol Newsweek
U.S. missionary thrust to the center of Turkey-U.S. crisis Reuters
***CHURCHES & SEXUAL ABUSE
Pa. Catholic Church sex abuse report names hundreds of priests, accuses leaders of cover-up: 'They hid it all' The Philadelphia Inquirer
Willow Creek Megachurch paid $3.25M to settle lawsuits over child sex abuse by church volunteer Chicago Tribune
It’s Really Hard to Be a Catholic’: The Pain of Reading the Sex Abuse Report New York Times
Evangelicals confront sex abuse problems in #MeToo era Associated Press
Clergy Sex Abuse Raises Questions About Financial And Reputational Costs To Churches NPR
‘‘Wasted our lives’: Catholic sex abuse scandals again prompt a crisis of faith Washington Post
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
White Evangelicals’ Continued Support of Trump Feels Surprising: It Shouldn’t Slate
Trump Admits Only 23 Christian Refugees From Mideast In 2018 (opinion) Forbes
Controversial law requires Florida public schools to display ‘In God We Trust’ Big Think
***ART & DESIGN
How air conditioning created the modern city The Guardian
Reflections on Text and Language Perception, and the Ramifications for Publishing Workflows Scholarly Kitchen
***MUSIC
MIT's music AI can identify instruments and isolate their sounds Engadet
A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life' Open Culture
When a Music Legend Dies, How Does Today’s Mostly Automated Radio React? Variety
***FILM
Hollywood Doesn’t Make Movies Like The Fugitive Anymore The Atlantic
How Jean-Luc Godard Liberated Cinema (video) The Discarded Image
***STUDENT MEDIA
Falwell Jr. killed student newspaper articles critical of Trump: report The Hill
Student Journalism in the Age of Media Distrust The Atlantic
What I learned from student journalism changed everything Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Students around the country join effort to defend free press with editorials Student Press Law Center
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
Beautiful and functional resume templates you can download GirlBoss
What it’s Like to Intern at The New York Times New York Times
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Researchers, Posing as Students, Quizzed Campus Officials About Sexual Assault. How Did They Do? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Central Washington University fires State Rep over alleged inappropriate conduct Seattle Times
Student sues professor he says sexually harassed him Associated Press
Students Walked Out After A Comedian Allegedly Sexually Harassed A Student During A Show At Purdue University
***SOCIAL ISSUES
How America Convinced the World to Demonize Drugs Vice
How the incentives to create content are biased against low-income readers: Known but not discussed Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
This chart shows how far behind America is in paid time off compared to the rest of the world CNBC
A Closer Look at How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Employment Harvard Business Review
***ENVIRONMENT
Here's How America Uses Its Land (graphic) Bloomberg
***HEALTH
US News & World Report ranks the best hospitals in the country US News & World Report
Your Chicken’s Salmonella Problem Is Worse Than You Think Mother Jones
We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised (opinion) The Guardian
Your Neckties May Be Reducing Blood Flow To Your Brain Medical Daily
Why a patient paid a $285 copay for a $40 drug PBS
KCRW’s new podcast series meant to demystify women’s health KCRW
Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 New York Times
***NUTRITION
Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests BBC
Why is so much nutrition research kept confidential before publication? Tufts
Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It New York Times
***MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
DeepMind’s AI can detect over 50 eye diseases as accurately as a doctor The Verge
***FOOD
A Deep Dive into the Burrito Quartz
America’s Best New Restaurants 2018 Bon Appetit
***TRAVEL
Southwest Airlines announces new rules for emotional support animals ABC Radio
***FAMILY
How to raise a happy kid in the digital age Washington Post
Opinion: Please Take Away My Kids' Cellphones At School NPR
Parents need best friends at work the most Quartz
***SCIENCE
8 movies that really got science wrong Stat News
A century on, China still lacks the drive for scientific truth, says outspoken editor South China Morning Post
What do we do with the science of abusive men? Slate
Wheat’s complex genome finally deciphered, offering hope for better harvests and nonallergenic varieties Science Mag
***PSYCHOLOGY
How Do Personality Traits Change from Sixteen to Sixty-Six? Psychology Today
What Can You Do With a Psychology Degree? US News & World Report
Psychology Researchers Explore How Vaccine Beliefs Are Formed Voice of America
***NEUROSCIENCE
Can You Rewire Your Brain? Maybe (It’s Tricky. Be Careful) Undark
These beautiful works of art illustrate the brain’s complexity Quartz
***HISTORY
The Rise and Fall of the Great Library of Alexandria: An Animated Introduction Open Culture
The story of a ship that changed the world The Endeavour was built to carry coal but became the flagship of the Enlightenment The Economist
***ETHICS
Americans are divided over the use of animals in scientific research Pew Research
What Does "Ethical" AI Mean for Open Source? Linux Journal
***RESEARCH
Why Does Publishing Higher-Ed Research Take So Long? The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Why We Need Whistleblowing for Research Integrity Part 2: A Q&A with Brandon Stell of Pubpeer Wiley
The Editor and the Author at Fault: A Lesson From Recent Retractions Archives of Iranian Medicine AIM Journal
Statistically Funny: Clinical Trials - More Blinding, Less Worry! Statistically Funny
“Predatory” vs trustworthy journals: What do they mean for the integrity of science? Elsevier
B.C. economist locked in grim battle against deceptive scholarship Vancouver Sun
***HIGHER ED
What’s in Store for Ed Tech? An Annual Report for Leaders Lays It Out The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Omarosa’s tell-all book offers views on education secretary and black colleges Inside Higher Ed
Sassy or Snide: When University Twitter Banter Gets Mean Inside Higher Ed
A Program at Kean U. Is Losing Its Accreditation: Many Faculty and Students Have No Idea Chronicle of Higher Ed
***HIGHER ED: CUTBACKS
The University of Akron will phase out 80 degree programs The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Goucher College says it's eliminating programs such as math, physics and religion Inside Higher Ed
Maryland’s Goucher College is eliminating several majors, including math Washington Post
Christian University Drops Ban on Same-Sex Student Relationships Inside Higher Ed
Under Trump and DeVos, Trans Students Face ‘Spiritual Violence’ at Religious Schools The Daily Beast
Liberty University's Online Cybersecurity Degree Gets Endorsement from NSA & Homeland Security Augusta Free Press
***TEACHING
Many Professors Have to Report Sexual Misconduct. How Should They Tell Their Students That? The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Study: Student Spending On Course Materials Slips Forbes
Why is macroeconomics so hard to teach? Lessons from a master of the craft Economist
Low Pay Has Teachers Flocking to the Sharing Economy The Atlantic
***STUDENT LIFE
Have fun at college, freshmen, but read this first Washington Post
Best Backpacks for College Wired
A mathematician’s tip for college students: How Ross of ‘Friends’ could have moved his couch upstairs in the famous ‘pivot’ scene Washington Post
Because every college student wants a mandatory listening device in their dorm room Engadget
Anti-student agenda at Education Department under DeVos is Trump's most radical move (opinion) USA Today
Welcome to college: Don’t forget to vote Washington Post
I’m a Doctor and Even I Can’t Afford My Student Loans New York Times
11 things people told you about college that aren't true Business Insider
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Professors Are Overworked and Poorly Paid by a Troubled System of Higher Education, Top Hat Survey Finds Elearning News
When Academics Defend Colleagues Accused of Harassment The Atlantic