Articles of interest about journalism, conspiracy theories, the virus & more - Feb 4
/***THE VACCINES
Monmouth Poll: 24% of Americans have no plans to get Covid vaccine
Comparing three Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, J&J
Why the Second COVID-19 Shot Feels Worse
'Vaccine tourism': tens of thousands of Americans cross state lines for injections
'No issues': Drinking alcohol won’t affect COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, doctors say
What You Need To Know About The Coronavirus Vaccine And Children
Tech glitches, swamped websites impede US vaccine distribution
Newest vaccine weaker against virus mutations
Are the coronavirus vaccines safe for someone with cancer or dementia? ($)
***COVID-19
A visualization of the pandemic's emotional wave
Younger adults responsible for most of COVID-19 spread
Unmasking the pandemic’s pollution problem
U.S. lagging in key tool against newer variants
Safe ways to return to exercising ($)
Zombie nation: Third of adults walking around in concussion-like daze due to stress, lack of sleep
***JOURNALISM
Don't have time for video? Just pop open the transcript
How Can Journalists Better Serve Immigrant Communities? (opinion)
Journalism and statistics team up to detect corruption in Peru
Times reporter disciplined over alleged slur use ($)
TV news crew threatened with arrest after asking congresswoman a question during town hall meeting
Why journalists in India are under attack
***JOURNALISM HISTORY
Thanks to the Internet Archive, the history of American newspapers is more searchable than ever
Seeing the Pentagon Papers in a New Light
The most inspiring journalism movie — maybe ever ($)
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
The job of the future is editor in chief
West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook
***COVID SCAMS
First Draft launches a hub to monitor misinformation about vaccines
Republican Lawmaker Indicted For Allegedly Selling Bogus Covid-19 Treatments
COVID-19 conspiracy theories in China are wildly different than in the U.S.
COVID scams flourish despite efforts of health and law enforcement agencies
Anti-Vaccine Groups Exploit Coincidental Illness to Undermine COVID-19 Vaccinations
***POLITICS & CONSPIRACIES
Trump Taught Teachers Conspiracy Theories. Now They’re Teaching Them To Students.
Trump's rise and fall unified the two most pernicious, racist myths about America
Twitter troll arrested, accused of election interference related to disinformation campaign
***QANON
Belief in QAnon Wavers Slightly Among Adults After Capitol Riots, Inauguration
QAnon and the Cultification of the American Right
Where Have QAnon Supporters Gone?
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Don’t share your COVID-19 vaccination card on social media. Here’s why.
Facebook developing a tool to help advertisers avoid bad news
Social media giants try to lean into the creator economy
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Privacy survey: Consumers have poor understanding of data privacy yet think they are taking proactive steps | ZDNet
Why You Should Never 'Unsubscribe' From Illicit Spam Emails and Texts
Microsoft tracked a system sending a million malware emails a month. Here's what it discovered
Google’s next big Chrome update will rewrite the rules of the web
This Linux malware is hijacking supercomputers across the globe
The U.S. Spent $2.2 Million on a Cybersecurity System That Wasn’t Implemented — and Might Have Stopped a Major Hack
Here’s a Way to Learn if Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos ($)
***LITERATURE
An ambitious project to visually map thousands of books
Untangling the Legacy of The Color Purple
***POETRY
With Sunflowers As Her Guide, Poet Tunes In To Dream Life For Debut Collection
Inauguration star Amanda Gorman to perform at Super Bowl
Poet learned the power of words as a kid