Articles of Interest about the virus, journalism, lit, writing, and more - Good Friday Edition
/***THE VIRUS
Hospital are laying off workers in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic
‘By December, we are going to go through this again’
The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again
Grandma whose misfired text to teen led to Thanksgiving invite loses husband to coronavirus
Coronavirus Will Shape the Future of Surveillance
MIT Will Post Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100
***THE VIRUS AT HOME
Should Young Children Wear Masks?
Why You Shouldn’t Wash Produce With Soap During The Coronavirus Crisis
You’re not imagining it: We’re all having intense coronavirus dreams
***VIDEO CONFERENCING
How Microsoft Teams will use AI to filter out typing, barking, and other noise from video calls
Zoom vs. Google Hangouts: Video chat apps for working and keeping in touch compared
Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat
The Zoom privacy and security issues you still need to worry about
Stolen Zoom passwords and meeting IDs are already being shared on the dark web
Racial Slurs And Swastikas Fuel Civil Rights Pressure On Zoom
***JOURNALISM: COVERING THE VIRUS
Jerry Falwell Jr. Apparently Thinks It’s Criminal to Report on Liberty University
How Journalists Can Address Mistrust in Pandemic Coverage and Help “Flatten the Curve”
An Oklahoma newspaper has apologized for a coronavirus April Fools' story after facing backlash
Covering biomedical research preprints amid the coronavirus: 6 things to know
What is HIPAA and how does it affect our understanding of the coronavirus?
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
US newspapers face 'extinction-level' crisis
Pandemic Threatens Local Papers Even As Readers Devour Their Coverage
Media The newspaper industry was already faltering. Will coronavirus obliterate it?
Removing paywalls on coronavirus coverage is noble. It also makes no sense.
The Plain Dealer lays off 22 journalists, citing 'industry challenges'
400 Local Newsrooms Receive Grants to Support Coronavirus Work
***JOURNALISM
Reciting the First Amendment lines up with CDC hand washing guidelines
***STUDENT MEDIA
The news must go on: App State’s student-run media continue remotely
Can (and should) we publish the name of a student who tested positive for COVID-19?
Salve students rise to challenge of keeping school’s media running in face of coronavirus
***FAKES & FRAUDS
Nearly three-in-ten Americans believe COVID-19 was made in a lab
Coronavirus in US: FDA orders Texas church to stop selling fake coronavirus medicine
Misinformation, Distrust May Contribute To Black Americans' COVID-19 Deaths
What Role Should Newsrooms Play in Debunking COVID-19 Misinformation?
Decades of science denial related to climate change has led to denial of the coronavirus pandemic
Misinformation about an outbreak like Covid-19 is important public health data
Facebook's lack of moderators is hurting its fight against misinformation
***WRITING & READING
Female Writers Examine The Words That Undermine Women
Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven for White Supremacists
How to read coronavirus news like a science writer
***LITERATURE
What Literature Can Teach Us About Epidemics
‘Weird tale’ by Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett discovered
The Nobel-Winning Economist who wants you to read more Fiction
***POETRY
Bruce Dawe's passing is a great loss but his remarkable, socially aware poetry will remain relevant
Joyelle McSweeney’s Poetry of Catastrophe
National Poetry Celebrations go online
***INTERNET