Articles of Interest - April 8
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Can you stop your parents sharing photos of you online? BBC
YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Let Toxic Videos Run Rampant Bloomberg
Snapchat launches new gaming service, platform and ad updates Axios
Americans think social media is the worst - but can't stop using it NBC News
‘Old Town Road’ proves TikTok can launch a hit song The Verge
***MOBILE
FCC “fined” robocallers $208 million since 2015 but collected only $6,790 ArsTechnica
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
How China turned a city into a prison: a surveillance state reaches new heights New York Times
What the internet knows about you Axios
What e-books at the library mean for your privacy Cnet
***BIG DATA & AI
Cornell prof on using artificial intelligence hiring NPR
A surprising quantum computer front-runner: carmakers Axios
Open-source activism: using GitHub to improve working conditions for coders Wired
Why Google’s announced creation of an external AI ethics board is getting push back The Verge
***PRODUCING MEDIA
5 Useful Chrome Extensions For Screen Recording Gizbot
The best microphones to start podcasting with The Verge
***INTERNET
Why there’s so little left of the early internet BBC
How Do You Print Out the Entire Internet? New York Times
***JOURNALISM
NYT NICAR 2019 Doxxing Handout
Georgia House Republicans file bill to create state Journalism Ethics Board AJC
What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much community Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Your countless Google Docs can be easier to handle Tools For Reporters
Taking local news to the really local level: Using location data to deliver relevant local news Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Smart speakers are challenging the foundations of radio, and news outlets are racing to find a place on the platform Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Plain Dealer lays off a third of unionized newsroom staff Cleveland Plain Dealer
Smart Speaker Use Is Growing. Will News Grow With It? Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***FAKE NEWS
10 tools and tricks to verify Instagram posts Fact Checking Day
Why smart people are more likely to believe fake news The Guardian
Pizzagate, Satanic Panic, and the Power of Conspiracy Theories Jezebel
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Your Pain Becoming (my blog)
According to a new study from Oxford and Yale researchers, exercise might make you happier than money Business Insider
***WRITING & READING
A Harvard Linguist's 13 Simple Tips for Becoming a Great Writer Inc.
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib Discusses His Writing Process NPR
***LANGUAGE
Why Spanish-Language Websites For 2020 Democratic Contenders Are Filled With Errors NPR
We've Added Over 300 New Words Dictionary.com
Coding Is for Everyone—as Long as You Speak English Wired
***LITERATURE
The unsuccessful history of product placement in books, from Bulgari to Sweet’N Low Vox
New Conservation Center to Preserve Hemingway’s Legacy in Cuba Smithsonian
The 8 best food descriptions in Ruth Reichl’s new memoir Vox
***GENDER
She’s 28. She’s an Immigrant. She’s in Charge of Texas’ Most Populous County. Get Used to It Texas Observer
How Old Is 37? Depends on Your Gender New York Times
***RACE & ETHNICITY
Jazz's Kyle Korver discusses racism in the NBA, white privilege Sporting News
Facebook delivers ads based on race and gender stereotypes, researchers discover CNBC
Decoding Chinese film stereotypes: from Red Sorghum to Crazy Rich Asians Telegraph
***LEGAL ISSUES
Do we really own our digital possessions? The Conversation
Court Tosses $11-Million Libel Lawsuit Brought By The 'King Of Bullshit News' TechDirt
Hollywood's Drone War: Licensed Pilots or Unionized Photographers? Hollywood Reporter
***POLITICS
How we uncovered 10,000 times lawmakers introduced copycat model bills — and why it matters USA Today
San Diego County Sues Trump Admin Over Its Handling of Asylum-Seekers Voice of San Diego
Want to Know How to Build a Better Democracy? Ask Wikipedia Wired
***CRIME
Alabama's Prison Are Unsafe And Unconstitutional, Justice Department Says NPR
***GAMES & SPORTS
An analysis of nearly 4 million pitches shows just how many mistakes umpires make The Conversation
How This Guy Became a World Yo-Yo Champion Wired
***RELIGION
A Man Created An Instagram About Church Leaders In Expensive Designer Shoes BuzzFeed News
LDS Church Rolls Back Policy That Restricted Baptizing Children Of Gay Parents NPR
Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling Associated Press
‘I cut people,’ a megachurch pastor threatened as she preached. Her target? The local newspaper Washington Post
Suspicious fires consume 3 black churches in 10 days in a Louisiana parish CNN
It’s Official: The “Nones”– People Who Profess No Religion–Are Now as Big as Catholics & Evangelicals in the US Open Culture
5 facts about Buddhists around the world Pew Research Center
Catholic missionaries are evangelizing on college campuses and trying to bring back the ‘nones’ The Conversation
The countries with the 10 largest Christian populations and the 10 largest Muslim populations Pew Research Center
Buttigieg to Mike Pence: “Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator” Vox
***GOOD NEWS
Police officers pool money to replace hard-working gardener's stolen equipment CNN
Dad uses his paintbrush and the Mona Lisa to teach daughter life lessons ABC News
Card tricks turn hotel worker and boy with autism into fast friends WNEP
13-year-old sells Xbox, does yard work to buy his single mom a car CBS News
Dad who overcame paralysis surprises daughter with 1st dance on her wedding day ABC News
An infant did not have any hospital visitors for five months: So this nurse adopted her Washington Post
Brad Paisley breaks ground on free grocery shop in Nashville Associated Press
***REALLY?!
Disabled Chicken Who Survived Weasel Attack Learning to Walk Thanks to Custom Wheelchair People
El Chapo’s wife is launching a clothing brand LA Times
Father admits to staging home invasion to cover up his theft of daughter’s Girl Scouts cookie sales Global News
***ART & DESIGN
Aerial photo & video contest Sky Pixel
Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend
***MUSIC
How The Beach Boys Composed 'God Only Knows' Digg
Kanye to perform his Sunday Service on Easter during Coachella Desert Sun
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Apple News+ could lead to a massive value destruction for the magazine industry Monday Note
Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand ArsTechnica
Ironically, Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To Piracy Techdirt
From Amazon, Apple, Comcast, and AT&T: Who owns the media today Recode
Gizmodo Media Group is sold to a private equity firm, and Univision is out of the English-language website business Nieman Lab ***STUDENT MEDIA
Signs taken down at College over “fat shaming” concerns The Dickinsonian (student newspaper)
Teacher who defended student journalists at San Gabriel High, Alhambra Unified settle lawsuit San Gabriel Valley Tribune
***VIDEO GAMES
Five damaging myths about video games – let’s shoot 'em up The Guardian
Snap Inc started a gaming platform. But...why? Thinkum
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
The millennials who are making it Axios
Millennial jobs by income, percent non-white and gender Axios
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Scientists have #MeToo issues too. Don't exempt them from accountability laws (opinion) Los Angeles Times
National Academy of Sciences will vote on ejecting sexual harassers Science Magazine
***ACADEMIC LIFE
***SOCIAL ISSUES
How the war on drugs forces sick, poor people to die in unnecessary agony Vice
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
Filing your taxes? watch out for phishing scams Wired
Patagonia Is Refusing To Sell Its Iconic Power Vests To Some Financial Firms BuzzFeed News
5 Ways to Help Your Team Be Open to Change Harvard Business Review
***ENVIRONMENT
India Will Ban All Single-Use Plastics by 2022 Global Citizen
***HEALTH
Mosquito bites can be avoided by listening to electronic music - specifically dubstep BBC
New antibiotics could be developed using fish slime, scientists say The Guardian
Prostate cancer is on the decline worldwide American Association for Cancer Research
Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography Science Daily
The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System TheWeek
Swallowable Vibrating Pill Shakes Faecis to Relieve Constipation Med Gadget
It’s not your imagination: Allergy season gets worse every year Vox
***HEALTH & HOSPITALS
Drug-resistant “superbugs” are spreading — but your hospital doesn’t have to tell you Vox
Violence Against Hospital Employees Is On The Rise NPR
***TRAVEL
The 25 Best US Cities to Spend a Weekend Thrillist
Tourists 'threatened with death penalty' for taking selfies on beach in Thailand Mirror Online
***FOOD
Don’t cry, but milk sales plummeted by $1.1 billion last year Fast Company
Kale is now one of the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables CNBC
When did America’s heart turn cold on buffet chains? Vox
***FAMILY
What Makes a Happy Marriage? Data Shows the Answer Changing Fatherly
The Loneliness of Infertility The Walrus
***ANIMALS
Stray kitten becomes cyclist's companion on around-the-world adventure Edinburgh Live
Dog owners are much happier than cat owners, survey finds Washington Post
How a lost dog was found two days after a massive fire WHSV
The wild world of trust funds for pets The Hustle
Cats Might Not Act Like It, But They Know Their Names As Well As Dogs NPR
***SCIENCE
GPS glitch threatens thousands of scientific instruments Nature
Two unusual galaxies shake up the dark matter debate, again Wired
What Americans Know (and don’t know) About Science Pew Research Center
***PSYCHOLOGY
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs The New Yorker
The Psychology Behind why Couples Look Alike TIME
***PHILOSOPHY
The New Science of How to Argue—Constructively Disagreement is central to our lives online The Atlantic
The End of Satire: The toxic disinformation of social media has rendered traditional forms of humor quaint and futile New York Times
Tim Blake Nelson, Classics Nerd, Brings “Socrates” to the Stage The New Yorker
***PRODUCTIVITY
To Improve Memory, Tune It Like an Orchestra New York Times
Google killed the mailbox app Inbox. The shutdown was a gift to productivity Inc
***RESEARCH
Does a new generation of social scientists have to publish more to achieve less? London School of Economics & Political Science
***HIGHER ED
College President Sparks Controversy by Taking Down Blackface Photos The Chronicle of Higher Education
Hampshire President Quits; Board Votes to Try to Stay Independent Inside Higher Ed
College Campus Tries Out Robot Delivery NPR
How America's College-Closure Crisis Leaves Families Devastated The Chronicle of Higher Education
Why Colleges Love Influencers Mashable
Online university degree provider 2U acquires Trilogy for $750M to expand into tech bootcamps and training Tech Crunch
A provost and dean leave their positions at Western Kentucky Inside Higher Ed
LGBTQ Victory at Azusa Pacific U. Leaves Significant Questions About Future and Faculty Security Rewire
U of San Diego's Take on Building Name Dispute Inside Higher Ed
Petition claims Baylor allows homophobic, mysoginistic speaker but prohibits LGBTQ campus groups KXXV-TV
***HIGHER ED LAWSUITS
Lawsuit: Michigan State University professor exploits students to work at personal lab Detriot News
Court upholds expulsion of former law student accused of plagiarism Daily Trojan
Court rejects effort by MIT and Harvard to dismiss video captioning lawsuits Inside Higher Ed
***HUMANITIES
Why Worthless Humanities Degrees May Set You up for Life BBC
The Digital Humanities Debacle Computational methods repeatedly come up short The Chronicle of Higher Education
***TEACHING
A Professor Interviewed Hundreds of Excellent Teachers and Found a Common Theme The Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Access Lynda LinkedIn Learning for Free Forbes
Digital Distraction Is a Problem Far Beyond the Classroom. But Professors Can Still Help The Chronicle of Higher Education
***STUDENT LIFE
2 Students Face Criminal Charges After Calling Border Agents ‘Murderers’ during protest The Chronicle of Higher Education
For Some Students, There's A New Way To Pay For College NPR
Can Doctors Talk Teenagers Out of Risky Drinking? New York Times