Articles of interest about journalism, writing, conspiracy theories & more - April 5
/***COVID-19
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can travel in U.S. without tests or quarantines
Can Vaccinated People Spread the Virus? We Don’t Know, Scientists Say.
CDC Data Suggests Vaccinated Don’t Carry, Can’t Spread Virus
***JOURNALISM
Why Being ‘Anti-Media’ Is Now Part Of The GOP Identity
The journalism crisis across the world
Paul Brock, a founder of Black journalism group, dies at 89
Vaccine Hesitancy: What Journalists Need to Know
News deserts and weak ethics laws allow corruption to run rampant in SC
Kansas City newspaper sends a warning with a blank front page ($)
More than 25 places to find journalism jobs and internships
Bystander intervention training to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Billionaires push to derail hedge fund takeover of local newspapers
U.S. Supreme Court permits FCC to loosen media ownership rules
West Coast billionaires buy dying legacy media companies
How Stat survived, and thrived, during the craziest year in health reporting history
***WRITING & READING
HarperCollins to Acquire HMH Trade
Graphic novel from the “Captain Underpants” series pulled from library and bookstore shelves
‘Hemingway’ documentary Is a Big Two-Hearted Reconsideration ($)
***COVID-19 MISINFORMATION
Vitamin D: The truth about an alleged Covid ‘cover-up’
The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands
COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook
The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now
***FAKES
How Sounds Are Faked For Nature Documentaries
***SOCIAL MEDIA
How to check if your account was part of Facebook’s 533M record leak
Google integrates Chat to Gmail for all accounts
How beauty filters took over social media | MIT Technology Review
Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism
Group-Chatting Platform Discord Might Change Social Media With Its Business Model
QAnon Facebook Group Linked to Capitol Riot Still Active
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Personal data from over 500M Facebook users leaked online - 9to5Mac
IRS Warns of Scam Targeting .Edu Email Addresses
Fake apps are circumventing Apple’s rules in order to rob users
New study reveals iPhones aren't as private as you think
Spy pixels in emails have become endemic
Companies use this email trick to spy on you all the time – and you had no idea
***LANGUAGE
Words Like 'Racism' Have Lost Their Common Meaning (opinion)
***POETRY
San Diego's Poet Laureate Launches Digital Poetry Platform
Amanda Gorman’s Poetry United Critics. It’s Dividing Translators
Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism