articles of interest about the virus, journalism, fakes, social media & more
/***THE VIRUS
Woman may have caught coronavirus in airplane head, researchers say
How superspreading is fueling the pandemic
Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?
Should I get the flu shot early this year?
Wearing mask below your nose can make you more vulnerable to COVID-19
***WRITING & READING
There Are Only 37 Possible Stories, According to This 1919 Manual for Screenwriters
Why Nonfiction Book Fact Checking Should Be an Industry Standard
***JOURNALISM
MIT Center for Civic Media Shutting down
AOC takes on NBC, in a lesson in how not to apologize when your publication makes a mistake ($)
USPS Warns Employees Not to Speak to Press
***STUDENT MEDIA
Parties Or Not, UT's Student Newspaper Editor Says, A COVID-19 Outbreak Seems Inevitable
***FAKES & FRAUDS
Trump Says DNC Removed 'Under God' From Pledge of Allegiance in Appeal to Evangelical Christians
Former Trump University student recalls aha moment: 'This is a joke’
QAnon looms behind nationwide rallies and viral #SavetheChildren hashtags
COVID-19 misinformation: How to spot it on your timeline
Facebook algorithm found to 'actively promote' Holocaust denial
Why Would You Fake Having Cancer Online?
***QAnon
The US Senate candidate who took a QAnon pledge
The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down
A playbook for combating QAnon
What is QAnon? A not-so-brief introduction to the conspiracy theory that's eating America
Trump refuses to answer question on whether he supports QAnon conspiracy theory
Trump praises believers in baseless QAnon conspiracy theory
***SOCIAL MEDIA
How TikTok’s Talks With Microsoft Turned Into a Soap Opera ($)
55% of social media users worn out by political posts, discussions
Pew: 73% of Americans believe social media platforms censor political speech
Snapchat experiments with letting users share more content off app
***LITERATURE
Orwell's 'Animal Farm,' Around For Decades, Almost Wasn't Published
Literary world overwhelmed by 600 books to be published on one day
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
A popular fertility app shared data without users’ consent, researchers say ($)
The Secret Service bought phone location data, dodging the need for a warrant