Articles of interest about the virus, journalism, writing & more – June 19

***THE VIRUS

A Growing Body Of Research Highlights The Importance Of Wearing Face Masks 

Male baldness may increase severe covid-19 risk

This is how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US higher education system in its weak spot

Is it safer to fly or drive during the pandemic?

The Gender Divide in Mask-Wearing 

Researchers Discover People Are Not So Good At Detecting Sick People By Their Coughs

***WORKING FROM HOME

5 habits of people who are especially productive working from home 

The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now

***WRITING & READING

Microsoft Office can help you write with inclusive language — here’s how

Why most plagiarism checkers can’t cope with shady academic writings 

Do the soaring sales of anti-racism books signal a true cultural shift?

Perceptions of plagiarism by biomedical researchers  

***JOURNALISM

The First Amendment protects reporters, too

You Shouldn't Need A Press Badge To Be Safe From Police Violence At Protests 

The Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years

***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA 

Sinclair Broadcast Group to Launch Headline News Service, Announces 25 New Positions to be Filled

Fox News Argues Viewers Don't Assume Tucker Carlson Reports Facts 

Six McClatchy newspapers and its DC bureau will vacate their offices, leaving journalists working remotely until at least 2021

***ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK 

When Fox News disappoints, Trump has a backup: the conspiracy-peddling One America News Network 

One America News [OANN], The Network That Spreads Conspiracies to the West Wing   

Oklahoma State coach's conservative news network T-shirt could cost him a star player

***STUDENT MEDIA

A High School Journalist Dug Into Suspensions of Black Students. What She Found Won an Award

The Millennial Mental-Health Crisis

 ***FAKES & FRAUDS 

Meet the Propagandists and Conspiracy Theorists Behind the One America News Network

Lateral thinking is classic pseudoscience, derivative and untested

As protests spread, misinformation in Facebook Groups tears small towns apart

Help children distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake

Fake news is fooling more conservatives than liberals. Why?

***SOCIAL MEDIA

How TikTok's 'For You' Algorithm Works

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads

Facebook and Twitter might have the bells and whistles but Google Docs has became the social media of the resistance  

Twitter is testing warnings for users who try to share links to articles they haven't read 

Twitter adds ability to record audio in tweets

***LANGUAGE

New study gives insight on effectiveness of language learning apps 

Racism definition: Merriam-Webster to make update after request 

***LITERATURE 

Ernest Hemingway’s Grandson on an Unpublished Story from the Author’s Archive

Book Authors Are Getting Real About How Much They Are Paid

Literary Agents See An Uptick In Writers Submitting Pandemic Stories

Maxine Hong Kingston’s Genre-Defying Life and Work  

10 of the best non-fiction science books to read right now

***POETRY 

Poetry Foundation Leaders Resign After Criticism Of Their Response To Protests 

***PRIVACY & SECURITY 

What It’s Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride 

Zoom responds to privacy backlash by giving all its users end-to-end encryption