Articles of Interest - May 6
/***JOURNALISM
Remembering Nellie Bly, Rabblerouser and Pioneer of Investigative Journalism Mental Floss
40 Years After 'Star Wars' Error, Newspaper Apologizes To Wookiee Community NPR
How German journalists are using Snapchat to teach teens about the Holocaust Washington Post
***PRESS FREEDOM DAY
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, yet another journalist is killed in Mexico Washington Post
World Press Freedom Day Interview with Laura Ling StoryHunter
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
“We’re drinking now”: The oldest newspaper in New Orleans just fired its entire staff Vice
Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffett Sees Newspapers Dying Bloomberg
***FAKE NEWS
The existential crisis plaguing online extremism researchers Wired
Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories The Guardian
***STUDENT MEDIA
On Their Last Day, Student Newspaper Editors Cover a Shooting on Their Campus Charlotte Magazine
Profile of student porn worker allowed to run in Stockton high school newspaper LA Times
***TECHNOLOGY
The 25 Most Absurd Job Titles In Tech CBI Insights
Editing Genes To Change Human Traits Is A Tall Order NPR
How a Google Street View image of your house predicts your risk of a car accident MIT Tech Review
***BIG DATA & AI
Rocket Lab launches 3 experimental military satellites into space for the Defense Department Axios
A company scammed NASA for nearly two decades and cost them two satellites Bloomberg
Looking at how machine learning and artificial intelligence are affecting IT Tech Republic
A new realm of legal exposure for writing code Wired
The basic differences between artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science Code Mentor
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Inside The AOC Meme Machine: fans and enemies alike are inventing a new kind of politics BuzzFeed News
Twitter now lets you add GIFs to retweets Cnet
Hundreds Have Died In Selfie-Related Deaths Since 2011 NPR
Facebook debuts new look and features to help move past 'old issues' CNN
Facebook's AI problems Wired
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Your phone isn’t really spying on your conversations—the truth might be even creepier Quartz
7 Simple Ways to Protect Your Digital Privacy New York Times
***INTERNET
Putin signs law to create an independent Russian internet CNN
How to stay productive when there's no internet Popular Science
The dark web is smaller, and may be less dangerous, than we think Tech Republic
***PERSONAL GROWTH
How to Grieve Becoming (my blog)
***GRAMMAR
Credit card fraud suspects nabbed over careless typo New York Post
Microsoft debuts Ideas in Word, a grammar and style suggestions tool powered by AI Venture Beat
5 sites for checking your grammar Komando
***WRITING & READING
“Are there cross-cultural differences in plagiarism SSRN
***LITERATURE
How SparkNotes' social media accounts mastered the art of meme-ing literature Mashable
Four books by Asian American authors republished as Penguin Classics NBC News
Classic Children’s Books Now Digitized and Put Online Smithsonian
Wikipedia edit-a-thon wants to fill in the gaps in Asian American literature NBC News
Young adult literature lacks diverse authors The Signal
***POETRY
Poetry Saved my Life: Indiana Poets are healing and connecting with their communities Indy Star
2019 Poetry Out Loud National Champion: Isabella Callery National Endowment for the Arts
Google's poetry algorithm automates teen angst Engadget
***GENDER
Some States Still Shield Spouses From Prosecution When They Rape Their Partners NPR
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Sociologist who studies whiteness is again in trouble for his comments about race Inside Higher Ed
The gap between the number of blacks and whites in prison is shrinking Pew Research Center
She’s Asian and female: But she’s not me The Washington Post
Senseless hate': the far right's deep roots in southern California The Guardian
Expelled in 1956, Black Woman Gets Doctorate At U of Alabama Afro
Colorism in High Fashion Pudding
Doane U suspends library director over exhibit that included 1920s-era students in blackface Inside Higher Ed
OU graduate suing university over gender discrimination News-9
***RELIGION
Rachel Held Evans, popular Christian writer, dies at 37 CNN
Died: Warren Wiersbe, Preachers’ Favorite Bible Commentator Christianity Today
'Hail Satan?' review: Taking on the Christian nation, the devil's way Chicago Tribune
Landlord ordered to pay $675,000 for refusing to lease to Muslims KCBD
With high levels of prayer, U.S. is an outlier among wealthy nations Pew Research Center
Harvest Bible Chapel says no tithes or severance will go to former senior pastor who was fired Chicago Tribune
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Pete Buttigieg went to Jimmy Carter's Sunday school class and the former president invited him to read from the Bible Business Insider
U.S. Jews are more likely than Christians to say Trump favors the Israelis too much Pew Research Center
***GOOD NEWS
Waving great-granny gets Valentine's Day surprise from Comox Valley teens CBC News
Chicagoan pulled over to help at an accident scene—ends up saving lives by getting donated organs to the hospital Chicago Tribune
***ART & DESIGN
Type in the digital era is a mess Fast Company
The best of National Geographic's 2019 Travel Photo Contest (so far) The Atlantic
What Is Performance Art?: We Explain It with Video Introductions and Classic Performances Open Culture
The Insane History of Natural Pigments Daily Infographic
***MUSIC
2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List Billboard
Elizabeth Cotten Wrote “Freight Train” at 11, Won a Grammy at 90, and Changed American Music In-Between Open Culture
***FILM
Spoilers have been infuriating people since Victorian Times Quartz
The Absolute Best Documentaries on Netflix Thrillist
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Broadcasting giant Sinclair to buy 21 regional sports stations from Disney for $10B CNBC
***STUDENT LIFE
Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry New York Times
Predatory Journals Can Wreak Havoc a Student’s Wallet and Tarnish their Professional Reputation The Runner
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
In lopsided vote, U.S. science academy backs move to eject sexual harassers Science Mag
Sexual Assault Within Military Is On The Rise NPR
Want to know how to handle a Me Too-related incident and related public relations snafu? Don't ask the Society for American Archaeology Inside Higher Ed
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Alabama Abortion Law Could Become Most Restrictive In The Country NPR
What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right Washingtonian
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
A 'miracle' healing gel, a cult-like following, and a fiercely protected empire The Guardian
Where U.S. Housing Costs Hurt the Most CityLab
The big business of loneliness Vox
What the Science Says about Meeting Agendas Linkedin
Australian company bans working on Wednesdays BBC
***CHINA
Manspreading on the Beijing subway could give you bad social credit Abacus News
Chinese Noodle feast wins top prize for Food Photographer of the Year 2019 BBC
China Detains Hundreds Of Thousands Of Muslims In 'Training Centers' NPR
***ENVIRONMENT
Rural Students To Join In Classroom Walkout Over Climate Change NPR
An autistic teenager from Sweden is trying to shame adults into action on climate change The Week
Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam CNN
Faceless Killer: The Invisible Threat of Air Pollution (book review) Undark
***HEALTH
Scientists Identify New Type of Brain Degeneration That Mimics Alzheimer's TIME
Stanford discovery validates chronic fatigue syndrome San Francisco Chronicle
Popular e-cigarette products contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, study finds NBC News
For Patients With Memory Loss, Working Towards Better Diagnosis Undark
***HEALTH: PREVENTATIVE
Unscreen chemicals soak all the way into your bloodstream Wired
Why some doctors are prescribing a day in the park or a walk on the beach for good health The Conversation
Is Conference Room Air Making You Dumber? New York Times
***VACCINES
Dengue Vaccine Controversy In The Philippines NPR
Amid Measles Outbreaks, States Consider Revoking Religious Vaccine Exemptions NPR
***TRAVEL
Romano Tours SNL
Thousands of Fireflies Will Create a Spectacular Light Show in the Great Smoky Mountains Afar
How to Avoid Getting Bumped From a Flight Life Hacker
***SPORTS & GAMES
'Uno' wants you to stop pulling this illegal, but diabolical move Mashable
***FOOD
Eating More Rice Could Help Fight Obesity, Study Suggests Bloomberg
The 31 best Mexican restaurants in America Thrillist
***ANIMALS
Teen cat whisperer recognized for clocking nearly 1,900 hours of dedication to feline friends WBAL-TV
Why Are There So Many Books About Dogs? New York Times
***SCIENCE
Side-By-Side ‘Genetic Portraits’ Of Family Members Show Just How Strong Family DNA Is Bored Panda
An immersive game in which teams solve science puzzles to unlock a mystery New York Times
***NEUROSCIENCE
How to Memorize an Entire Chapter from “Moby Dick”: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Open Culture
What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Mascots We Love and Hate Adweek
***PRODUCTIVITY
How Exercise Affects Our Memory New York Times
The 6 best productivity podcasts for women The Ladders
***RESEARCH
The Great Science Publishing Scandal (podcast) BBC
It is ever appropriate to use immorally acquired medical and scientific Science Direct
Scientific journal snubs academic over Sleeping Beauty metaphor The Guardian
Facebook gives social scientists unprecedented access to its user data Nature
***HIGHER ED
Esteemed judge to investigate claims against ASU economics department KTAR
Five Staff Resign Without Discipline after Violating Title IX Policy The Triton
An Expensive Startup Journey comes to an end: Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets Edsurge
Mike Pence stirs controversy over plans for commencement speech at Christian university in Indiana USA Today
TD Jakes launches nonaccredited divinity school Christian Post
***LEARNING OUTCOMES
Study of student learning outcomes Inside Higher Ed
Study Analyzes Student Learning Outcome Statements and Assessments Diverse Education
***ACADEMIC LIFE
13 Yale Professors Threatened to Resign From Ethnic Studies: The University Listened The Chronicle of Higher Education
Contrary to received wisdom graduates from prestigious institutions aren’t more productive Chemistry World
Former Dean Files $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit in Rankings Dispute Inside Higher Ed