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

Asian America women like me have been objectified & dehumanized. This was my TV news experience (opinion) 

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’

As the flood of false & misleading health information continues unabated on social media, publishers find themselves in for a battle

The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands

COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook

The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now

'You can't trust the government': Spanish-speaking social media spreads COVID-19 vaccine disinformation, adds to hesitancy

***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