Articles of interest about journalism, writing, fakes, & social media - Sept 10
/***JOURNALISM
A crushing moment for journalists facing record attacks, arrests at the hands of law enforcement
The Atlantic gained 20,000 subscribers after Trump dismissed it as a 'dying' magazine
Journalists perceive stories published in local news outlets to be less newsworthy
The Guardian publishes its first-ever op-ed written entirely by artificial intelligence
***WRITING & READING
This American was tricked into writing Russian propaganda
Toronto priest plagiarized when ghostwriting for Canada's most senior Vatican figure: new book
Serious Supply Issues Disrupt the Book Industry’s Fall Season
Who Will Become the Next Ultimate Typing Champion?
Plagiarism is not a victimless offence ($)
***GRAMMAR
Before Texting Your Kid, Make Sure To Double Check Your Punctuation
***STUDENT MEDIA
College newsrooms challenge an industry’s status quo
***FAKES & THE VIRUS
COVID-19 arrived on a meteorite, claims Elsevier book chapter
A film editors descent into corona virus conspiracy theories ($)
***FAKES & FRAUDS
Anti-vax fraud: Brian Deer on how he exposed Andrew Wakefield ($)
Hoaxes Are Making Doctors' Jobs Harder
***DEEPFAKES
DeepFake Smashed Mouths Smashup
Microsoft launches Deepfake detector tool
***QANON
QAnon, other dark forces are radicalizing Americans ahead of election
Decoding QAnon: From Pizzagate to Kanye to Marina Abramovic, this conspiracy covers everything
Here’s Why BuzzFeed News Is Calling QAnon A “Collective Delusion” From Now On
How QAnon Conspiracy Is Spreading In Christian Communities Across The U.S.
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Hate Social Media? You’ll Love This Documentary
TikTok's future is still in limbo, with a week left on the clock
Ranked: The Most Popular Websites on the Web Since 1993
Study: How The Power Of Facebook And Google Affects Local Communities
Court Decision Limits School Officials' Ability to Punish Student Use of Social Media
Snapchat pushing poll worker signups
Visualizing the Social Media Universe in 2020
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Appeals court finds NSA's mass metadata collection was unlawful
How an Apple Search Engine Could Protect Your Privacy
Amazon Is Spying on Its Workers in Closed Facebook Groups, Internal Reports Show
Tech's deepening split over ads and privacy
How the next iPhone update will expose how companies try to track you
***LANGUAGE
The fragile state of ‘contact languages’
The Linguistic Evolution of Taylor Swift
How Will Language Change if Humans Travel the Stars?
***LITERATURE
On Repetition As a Powerful Literary Tool
***POETRY
'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'