Articles of interest about journalism, fakes, frauds, and more - Nov 13
/***JOURNALISM
NY Governor Cuomo Signs Anti-SLAPP Law
Ruth Shalit just wrote for the Atlantic. Would readers know it from the byline?
The Brown Institute’s Local News Lab is developing “smart paywalls” for local newsrooms
The Atlantic makes a whopper of a correction to story
ESPN Confirms Future Shut Down of Esports Editorial Operations
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
About 500 people are taking buyouts at Gannett
Nearly 2,800 newspaper companies received paycheck protection loans, and most were under $150K
Gun-toting St. Louis couple sue news photographer over infamous image
***FAKES & FRAUDS
Inside the Bizarre Publishing Ring That Linked 5G to Coronavirus
Why the Hydroxychloroquine Myth Persists
Pre-bunkers have been found to be more effective than debunking
What’s the “greatest” scientific fraud of all time?
Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps
***ELECTION FRAUD
One America News spreads debunked elections claims
How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud
***QANON
House GOP leader defends newly elected members who have supported QAnon
The QAnon conspiracy theory faces an identity crisis
How QAnon uses satanic rhetoric to set up a narrative of ‘good vs. evil’
Judge: QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Can’t Force YouTube to Carry Their Videos
***FREE SPEECH
Supreme Court throws out First Amendment ruling against Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson
Trademarks and the First Amendment: Litigation Trends
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Facial recognition used to arrest protestor at Trump bible photo op
FTC Reaches Settlement With Zoom Over Privacy, Security Issues
***LANGUAGE
Paranormal claims and other pseudoscience often bedevil the study of language
Oxford dictionaries change 'sexist' and outdated definitions of the word 'woman'
***LITERATURE
The Meaning of a College Literature Class — During a Pandemic and Always
Five famous doctors in literature
***POETRY
The Poem That Inspired Radical Black Women to Organize
The Poet’s Tree Serves Up Weekly Interviews, Performance, Activities