Articles of Interest about Literature, Journalism, Writing & Languages – Oct 9
/***WRITING & READING
Hundreds of thousands of people read novels on Instagram
https://www.fastcompany.com/90392917/the-next-big-reading-platform-may-be-instagram
The 100 best books of the 21st century
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/21/best-books-of-the-21st-century
How Scientists Were Able To Design A Font Proven To Actually Make You Read Faster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIm8arSogvY
Who doesn’t read books in America?
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/26/who-doesnt-read-books-in-america/
Translation Plagiarism in Philosophy
www.dailynous.com/2019/10/01/translation-plagiarism-philosophy/
***GRAMMAR
‘Grammarians’ a captivating novel about word-obsessed twins
***JOURNALISM
7 key takeaways on information disorder from #Online News Association 19
https://firstdraftnews.org/7-key-takeaways-on-information-disorder-from-ona19/
We’ve tracked newspaper layoffs, buyouts, and closures by state over the last few years
https://savejournalism.org/2019/09/26/the-grim-reaper-of-journalism-big-tech
Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News
U.S. Border Agent Harasses Journalist at U.S. Customs—Again
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-border-agent-harasses-journalist-at-us-customsagain?via=rss
Charlottesville man sues newspaper for reporting on family’s slave-owning past
Press groups urge SCOTUS to provide live audio of oral arguments in six upcoming cases
https://www.rcfp.org/scotus-live-audio-letter/
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
This company opens up the black box of what print newspaper subscribers are actually reading
The Books and Movies That Made Us Better Journalists
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-recommended-journalism-books-movies
Starbucks Offers Customers Free Digital Access To Newspapers, Special Subscription Offers
Supermarkets are ditching their newspaper and magazine racks (and publishers aren’t happy)
More U.S. journalists are being named as collaboration managers; here’s a peek at their job descriptions
***STUDENT MEDIA
After 110 years in print, University of Maryland student newspaper will become online only
https://dbknews.com/2019/09/30/diamondback-ending-print-edition-online-only-digital-media/
***SOCIAL MEDIA
People Are Typing on Their Smartphones Almost as Fast as on Keyboards Now
TikTok’s Ban on Political Ads
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/03/tiktok-explains-its-ban-on-political-advertising/
China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Age
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/technology/china-propaganda-patriotism.html
***LANGUAGE
USC student wants ASL to fulfill foreign language requirement
Language Evolves and that’s okay (O.K.?)
The polarisation of politics has led to a new lexicon of insults
African languages are fastest growing in the United States
https://qz.com/africa/1723269/african-languages-are-fastest-growing-in-the-united-states/
What Language Am I Speaking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWPWEs63DA
***LITERATURE
She was shot dead by the Nazis in 1942. Her secret diary is to be published after 70 years in a bank vault
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/europe/polish-anne-frank-published-intl-scli/index.html
Understanding the importance of language among Latinx consumers
MacTrump’ turns Donald Trump’s first two years as president into a Shakespearean satire
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
New York Magazine to Merge With Vox Media
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-york-magazine-merge-vox-media-1243163
One-in-five Americans now listen to audiobooks
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/25/one-in-five-americans-now-listen-to-audiobooks/
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Wedding Photographer Compares Photos Taken With A DSLR To The iPhone 11 Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=315&v=-2OqqrtKS-E