Articles of interest about journalism, social media, conspiracy theories & more - March 7

***COVID-19

There's No Point in Vaccine Shopping

One Year Into the Pandemic, How Are Health Reporters Doing?  

What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean?

Hospitals Struggle To Steer Clear Of Counterfeit Masks 

To selfie or not to selfie? Why the joy of getting vaccinated is drawing backlash

Dallas County could reach herd immunity by summer — but that doesn’t mean things will be back to normal

***JOURNALISM

Most women journalists in history haven’t been ‘notable’ enough for Wikipedia. We’re changing that.

For aspiring journalists from low-income backgrounds, systemic industry barriers compound from the start.

In pandemic, rural papers show how journalists are essential workers

In 'exceedingly rare' case, Iowa journalist is one of few still facing charges from reporting on summer protests

News deserts and weak ethics laws allow corruption to run rampant in SC

Want to know if your news organization reflects your community? Do a source audit. Here’s how.

Newsrooms Revisit Old Stories To Offer A 'Fresh Start'

***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM

Sinclair Broadcast Group Announces Cuts 5% Of Workforce Due To Impact Of Covid-19

News organizations that want journalists to engage with their audience may be setting them up for abuse

Toxic work environments at student newspapers are a direct result of the journalism industry (opinion)

The Newsstands of the Future Will Have No Newspapers

***STUDENT JOURNALISM

What's the best advice you've ever received in journalism? 

Why Small Towns Need Student Journalists

How student journalists can find mentorship without working in physical newsrooms 

***WRITING & READING

How to avoid jargon when writing about a technical product

Publishing’s New Power Club is reckoning with race 

Microsoft Word will soon let you transform your documents into PowerPoint presentations 

What grammar rule do you find yourself getting wrong no matter how many times you look it up? (Twitter thread)

***PLAGIARISM

Monash University academic article retracted over plagiarism of a student’s work 

Iowa State student paper Editorial Board member fired for plagiarism

***VACCINE MISINFORMATION

The media plays a crucial role in battling vaccine misinformation. But here’s what not to do. ($)

Twitter cracks down on Covid vaccine misinformation 

***DEEP FAKES

Here’s How Worried You Should Be About Those Tom Cruise Deepfakes

Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise show the technology's threat to society is very real  

***CONSPIRACY THEORIES 

How the party of Lincoln became the party of Alex Jones

Experts In Cult Deprogramming Step In To Help Believers In Conspiracy Theories

As fractures emerge among Proud Boys, experts warn of a shift toward extremist violence

***QANON

Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls QAnon followers 'gentle' patriots

Support for QAnon is hard to measure — and polls may overestimate it

This Small Town Shows How QAnon Is Quietly Going Mainstream

Disinformation experts aren’t happy about the trailer for HBO’s QAnon series

QAnon and conspiracy theories are taking hold in churches. Pastors are fighting back  

***SOCIAL MEDIA 

Twitter is testing an 'undo' option after sending tweets

Facebook launches BARS, a TikTok-like app for creating and sharing raps

The Empty Religions of Instagram: How did influencers become our moral authorities? ($)

Sleep problems associated with smartphone addiction

How social media and video conferencing is changing sign language

Doomscrolling can steal hours of your time -- here's how to take it back

Turntable.fm is back from the dead — and now there are two 

***CLUBHOUSE  

The buzzy chat room app Clubhouse is filled with navel-gazing. Will the virtual hangout spot be useful post-lockdown?

Addicted to Clubhouse? These apps will make it even better

Clubhouse gives people who missed TikTok a chance to become influencers 

Clubhouse Is Recording Your Conversations. That’s Not Even Its Worst Privacy Problem

***SECURITY 

How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you

Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims 

More than 20,000 US organizations compromised through Microsoft flaw

This dangerous ransomware is using a new trick to encrypt your network

***PRIVACY  

How to stop your emails from being tracked

Judge in Google case disturbed that even ‘incognito’ users are tracked

China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It  

TikTok Consumer Privacy Class Settlement Includes $92M Payout

***STUDENT MEDIA

Student Journalist Sues College, Alleging First Amendment Violation

Now students, community are pushing to rename it  Two journalism students uncover evidence that a school district was named after a member of the Ku Klux Klan

Reflections on a year of reporting on college journalism education 

***LANGUAGE 

The language of 'Minari' feels to me like coming home

***LITERATURE

Is it Fair Use to Reproduce Out-of-Print Seuss?

How Dr. Seuss Responded to Critics Who Called Out His Racism

***POETRY

Black Spirituals as Poetry and Resistance ($)  

Four Poets Reflect on the Role of Poetry In Challenging Times

NBA star Zion Williamson Gives Flowers To His Teacher And Explains His Love For Poetry