A healthy attitude
/A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. -Tom Stoppard
ideas that challenge / comfort / inspire
Good Listening
/Good listening takes practice; it’s actually a discipline. It doesn’t come easily or naturally. Listening means more than just hearing what a person says. A counselor I know expressed the difference like this: “hearing captures the words a person speaks; listening captures the meaning and the feeling beneath those words’ Listening is the mental step by which we become more aware of the other person than we are of ourselves.
The best definition of listening I ever came across is that given by Norman H. Wright, who said, “Listening is not thinking about what you are going to say when the other person has stopped talking.’
Articles of Interest about Literature, Journalism, Writing & Languages - Sept 18
/***JOURNALISM
Who pays for local news in the U.S.?
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/12/who-pays-for-local-news-in-the-u-s/
Online news in the U.S.: Key facts
A Diversity Bully at the Society of Professional Journalists Convention (opinion)
https://journoterrorist.com/2019/09/16/diversity-bully/
CNN Beats Journalist's Copyright Suit Over Gilda Radner Documentary https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cnn-beats-journalists-copyright-suit-gilda-radner-documentary-1240286
***JOURNALISM & GOOGLE
Google Says a Change in Its Algorithm Will Highlight ‘Original Reporting’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/media/google-algorithm-original-reporting.html
New Google rules aim to boost original reporting in search results
***STUDENT MEDIA
Here’s why writing on a college paper is so much harder than you think
http://cuchimes.com/09/2019/college-paper-struggles/
We Must Save Independent Student Newsrooms
First-year on importance of college newspaper, journalism
www.the-college-reporter.com/2019/09/16/first-year-on-importance-of-college-newspaper-journalism/
***FAKE NEWS
I create fake videos. Here’s why people believe even the obvious ones
A Historical Look At Vaccine Skepticism
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/09/13/a-historical-look-at-vaccine-skepticism/
Online Dating in a World of Deepfakes
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/online-dating-in-a-world-of-deepfakes/
***SOCIAL MEDIA
TikTok's Beijing roots fuel censorship suspicion as it builds a huge US Audience
The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
A new class of apps can use machine intelligence to determine if your text conversations are imbued with hidden romantic sparks
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-apps-texting-flirting-romance/
I Faked My Way as an Instagram Poet, and It Went Bizarrely
Well https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/zmjmj3/instagram-poetry-become-successful-scam
I Was Caroline Calloway: Seven years after I met the infamous Instagram star, I’m ready to tell my side of the story
https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/the-story-of-caroline-calloway-and-her-ghostwriter-natalie.html
How To Be Authentic About Faking Your Instagram Photos
***WRITING & READING
13 Glaring Grammar Mistakes in the U.S. Constitution
https://www.rd.com/culture/mistakes-in-constitution/
The Best Apps to Conquer Your 'Read Later' List
https://lifehacker.com/the-best-tools-for-conquering-your-massive-read-later-l-1838097178
***LANGUAGE
New Words That You Should Add To Your Vocabulary
https://www.sadanduseless.com/exceptional-words-dictionary/#more-77418
The Life Changing Linguistics of… Nigerian Scam Emails
https://daily.jstor.org/the-life-changing-linguistics-of-nigerian-scam-emails/
Merriam Webster adds more than 530 new words and phrases to its dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionary
***LITERATURE
How Latinx Literature Gave Me A Sense Of Place
https://www.bustle.com/p/how-latinx-literature-gave-me-a-sense-of-place-18737659
Literature spawns professor's love for science
How a Dying Man Wrote a Timeless Novel - The New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/books/review/lampedusa-steven-price.html
Extraordinary claims (require extraordinary evidence)
/For some people, the less likely an explanation, the more likely they are to believe it. Take flat-Earth believers. Their claim rests on the idea that all the pilots, astronomers, geologists, physicists, and GPS engineers in the world are intentionally coordinating to mislead the public about the shape of the planet. From a prior odds perspective, the likelihood of a plot so enormous and intricate coming together out of all other conceivable possibilities is vanishingly small. But bizarrely, any demonstration of counterevidence, no matter how strong, just seems to cement their worldview further.
Liv Boeree writing in Vox
Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Sept 16
/***HIGHER ED
Paul Tough spent the past six years studying higher education: Here are the troubling results
Head of Counseling at Penn Dies in Suicide
Should Colleges End Legacy Admissions? (opinion)
***HIGHER ED & THE LAW
These lawsuits could change the stakes for higher ed
https://www.educationdive.com/news/higher-ed-lawsuits-tracker/561371/
Free Speech Laws Mushroom in Wake of Campus Protests
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/16/states-passing-laws-protect-college-students-free-speech
***HIGHER ED & FINANCES
Most public flagship universities are failing to meet the financial needs of low- and middle-income students and are overly subsidizing wealthier students
Department of Justice lifts restriction on capital financing for faith-based historically black colleges
***HUMANITIES
STEM Is Overrated: College is not just job prep, and the job market changes constantly
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/college-not-job-prep/597487/
***TEACHING
Speaking Out Against Student Eval
How Teachers Are Fighting the White Nationalists Brainwashing Their Students
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Threats made against University of San Diego professors
Wittenberg University to Cut Faculty Positions
www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/09/16/wittenberg-university-cut-faculty-positions
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Here's a Summary of Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Weird Florida Antics
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jerry-falwell-jrs-weird-miami-ties-11266159
Liberty University Students React To Falwell Scandal
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/15/761046389/liberty-university-students-react-to-falwell-scandal
Liberty’s Falwell says he’s target of ‘attempted coup’
https://www.apnews.com/01404d7b984b4010b08834459e4813f1
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as 'retarded,' police chief as 'half-wit' in emails
Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell
https://www.apnews.com/2af299bb899d4d6e8a65dd20d18a99a8
Jerry Falwell Jr. asks FBI to investigate 'criminal conspiracy' at Liberty University https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/us/falwell-liberty-university-conspiracy/index.html
***RESEARCH
Elsevier investigates hundreds of peer reviewers for manipulating citations
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02639-9
Retracting your own paper can lead to a spike in citations
https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/daniele-fanelli-do-retractions-make-a-difference
Experts question China’s bid to create world-class journals
https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/experts-question-chinas-bid-create-world-class-journals
Six tips to achieve a highly cited article
Journals are evolving into information platforms
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-019-0667-5
What is replication?
https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/u4g6t
***STUDENT LIFE
Millennials stand out for their technology use, but older generations also embrace digital life
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/09/us-generations-technology-use/
Duke Student Government Senate rejects Christian organization Young Life as chartered student group
The secret student resistance to Hitler TED-Ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtOKRsF6Rr0
White Colorado State students won't be punished over blackface photo, school says
I Won’t Buy My Teenagers Smartphones
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/i-wont-buy-my-teenagers-smartphones/597805/
Pitt Tells Student Groups Not to Use Pitt in Their Names
Study: Students at Evangelical Colleges Experience ‘Unique Patterns’ of Spiritual Doubt
***STUDENT LIFE: VAPING
Students with Vaping Injuries tell their stories
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/teens-vaping-juul-injury-warning-social-media
What you need to know about Vaping Lung illness
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/health/vaping-lung-illness.html
***SEXUAL ASSAULT
Experts say students are given sufficient training to protect themselves or vulnerable peers from sexual assault
Lawsuit Alleges Ex-Professor Targeted Female Chinese Students
Former Baylor professor sues, accusing university of biased Title IX investigation
the crisis of love
/There is a true story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. The doctor explained that she had the same disease the boy had recovered from two years earlier. Her only chance of recovery was a transfusion from someone who had previously conquered the disease. Since the two children had the same rare blood type, the boy was an ideal donor.
“Would you give your blood to Mary?” the doctor asked.
Johnny hesitated. His lower lip started to tremble. Then he smiled and said, “Sure, for my sister.”
Soon the two children were wheeled into the hospital room. Mary, pale and thin. Johnny, robust and healthy. Neither spoke, but when their eyes met, Johnny grinned.
As the nurse inserted the needle into his arm, Johnny’s smile faded. He watched the blood flow through the tube.
With the ordeal almost over, Johnny’s voice, slightly shaky, broke the silence.
“Doctor, when do I die?”
Only then did the doctor realize why Johnny had hesitated, why his lip had trembled when he agreed to donate his blood. He thought giving his blood to his sister would mean giving up his life. In that brief moment, he had made his great decision. Johnny faced a “crisis of love”. He won the test and experienced love at the deepest level.
David Needham, Close to His Majesty
Articles of Interest about Religion - Sept 12
/***RELIGION
I Escaped the Cult But I Couldn’t Escape the Cult Mentality
https://narratively.com/i-escaped-the-cult-but-i-couldnt-escape-the-cult-mentality/?utm_source=digg
First Woman To Accuse Larry Nassar Reveals She Was Sexually Abused At Church https://www.huffpost.com/entry/first-woman-to-accuse-larry-nassar-sexually-abused-at-church-rachael-denhollander_n_5d765d1be4b0752102304a77
Sexual orientation, psychotherapy and Christian ‘change therapy’ (opinion)
https://www.wthrockmorton.com/2019/09/09/is-there-a-war-on-psychotherapy/
Benny Hinn Renounces His Selling of God’s Blessings: Critics Want More
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/september/benny-hinn-renounces-prosperity-gospel.html
Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral AI religion is upon us https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/9/20851753/ai-religion-robot-priest-mindar-buddhism-christianity
Jury: City Director Forced Religious Views on Employees, Taxpayers Stuck With $300K Verdict
Pastor and ‘former homosexual’ sues Vimeo for censoring conversion therapy videos
Odessa, Texas mass shooting responses tie together evangelical Christians and guns
Church fights to keep its music venue and homeless shelter open
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/09/05/church-fights-to-keep-its-music-venue-and-homeless-shelter-open/
***RELIGIOUS HISTORY
Medieval Monks Complained About Constant Distractions: Learn How They Worked to Overcome Them www.openculture.com/2019/09/medieval-monks-complained-about-constant-distractions-learn-how-they-worked-to-overcome-them.html
The Current Rewind: The Peters Brothers' anti-rock crusade
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/09/04/the-current-rewind-peters-brothers-impaler-pmrc
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House
Buttigieg says 'reckoning' coming over GOP and Christianity
https://apnews.com/944b897b2cde4211a21971abeda13a09
***ISLAM
Evangelicals Who Distrust Muslims Likely Don’t Know Muslims
***DENOMINATION
The Presbyterian Church Where Believing in God Isn’t Strictly Necessary
Southern Baptist Convention claims no control over local churches. But new rules, lawsuit may test that argument
Baptist church cancels 9/11 anti-Islam event after backlash from legislators, Christian scholars
***MEGACHURCHES
How a Drive-In Megachurch Became a Catholic Cathedral
Southern Baptist megachurch to downsize its campus by 90 percent
https://baptistnews.com/article/southern-baptist-megachurch-to-downsize-its-campus-by-90-percent/
Articles of Interest about Lit, Journalism, Writing & Languages - Sept 10
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
The phone numbers of 419 million Facebook accounts have been leaked
Facebook Dating has launched in the United States
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20850307/facebook-dating-united-states-launch
Is TikTok a time bomb?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90395898/is-tiktok-a-time-bomb
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Local newspapers are suffering, but they’re still (by far) the most significant journalism producers in their communities
ThinkProgress, the Progressive News Site, Shuts Down
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/business/media/thinkprogress-closing.html
One America News Sues Rachel Maddow, NBC Over "Russian Propaganda" Claim
How an MSNBC Producer Gets Dressed for Work
https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/in-her-shoes-interview-daniela-pierre-bravo.html
***JOURNALISM
EIJ convention’s brand-new Code of Conduct (opinion)
https://journoterrorist.com/2019/09/03/conduct/
News Anchor Files $10M Lawsuit After Sexualized Image of Her Was Used in Dating, Erectile Dysfunction Ads
Why NPR uses the word Queer
https://www.imediaethics.org/why-npr-uses-the-word-queer/
A School for Scandal Is a Haven for Student Journalists
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Texas Monthly names first ever taco editor
https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20190910/texas-monthly-names-first-ever-taco-editor
Guide to Native Advertising
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center_reports/native-ads.php
NBC local TV group will no longer use ratings to sell ads
***WRITING & READING
For Many Authors, Celebrity Book Clubs Are A Ticket To Success NPR
Everything About Banned Books In The US
https://www.dailyinfographic.com/us-banned-books
***LANGUAGE
A Rare Universal Pattern in Human Languages
Historic Recordings Revitalize Language For Passamaquoddy Tribal Members
How do we Measure Language Fluency?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190903-linguistic-fluency-proficiency-second-language-learning
Emojis Have Unsettled Grammar Rules
About one-in-five U.S. adults know someone who goes by a gender-neutral pronoun
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/05/gender-neutral-pronouns/
Why Learn Latin?: 5 Videos Make a Compelling Case That the “Dead Language” Is an “Eternal Language”
www.openculture.com/2019/09/why-learn-latin.html
***ENGLISH
The Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn
https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-easiest-languages-to-learn-for-english-speakers
Rise up, rebel, revolt: how the English language betrays class and power
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/06/language-of-division-english-fractured-society
***LITERATURE
Where are all the women in early modern English literature?
30 great opening lines in literature
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/30-great-opening-lines-literature/
***POETRY
Former US poet laureate Rita Dove wins $100,000 prize
http://www.startribune.com/former-us-poet-laureate-rita-dove-wins-100-000-prize/559458562/
Poetic Underground: Group therapy through poetry
https://info.umkc.edu/unews/poetic-underground-group-therapy-through-poetry/
Martín Espada, Poet for the People
https://www.wortfm.org/martin-espada-poet-for-the-people/
A murderer wrote poetry for biker magazines. It could be key to solving a 47-year-old cold case
***FILM
Overlooked No More: Alice Guy Blaché, the World’s First Female Filmmaker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/obituaries/alice-guy-blache-overlooked.html
***INTERNET
Why survey estimates of the number of Americans online don’t always agree
Encouragement
/We appreciate what a person does, but we affirm who a person is. Appreciation comes and goes because it is usually related to something someone accomplishes. Affirmation goes deeper. It is directed to the person himself or herself. While encouragement would encompass both, the rarer of the two is affirmation. To be appreciated, we get the distinct impression that we must earn it by some accomplishment. But affirmation requires no such prerequisite. This mean that even when we don’t earn the right to be appreciated (because we failed to succeed or because we lacked the accomplishment of some goal), we can still be affirmed – indeed, we need it then more than ever. I do not care how influential or secure or mature a person may appear to be, genuine encouragement never fails to help. Most of us need massive doses as we slug it out in the trenches.
Charles Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip
Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Sept 9
/***HIGHER ED
Institutions are trying to figure out how to introduce a growing population of older students to their campuses
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/03/college-orientations-rise-adult-learners
Why Liberal Arts Is Critical For Building A Successful Business Career
The Rise of the Comfort College
***THE COST OF COLLEGE
What Is the Cost of College Doing to Families?
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/09/college-cost-indebted-zaloom/597181/
Student-loan behemoth tightens its ties to Trump and DeVos
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/09/student-loans-donald-trump-betsy-devos-1712812
The Rise of the Comfort College
***HUMANITIES
New study shines light on what worries journal editors in the arts, humanities and social sciences
Why Liberal Arts Is Critical For Building A Successful Business Career
***TEACHING
1 in 5 college students takes math courses that repeat what they already know
http://theconversation.com/1-in-5-college-students-takes-math-courses-that-repeat-what-they-already-know-117730
Cheating, Inc.: How Writing Papers for American College Students Has Become a Lucrative Profession Overseas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/college-cheating-papers.html
A study says smooth-talking professors can lull students into thinking they've learned more than they actually have
***ACADEMIC LIFE
The true costs of research and publishing
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/true-costs-research-and-publishing
Dozens of NYC college professors feature in national database of pervy
Journals should take action against toxic peer reviews
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/09/jerry-falwell-liberty-university-loans-227914
Why teach journalism at religious private colleges?
Southern Baptist seminary student accused of rape later committed other crimes, records show
University is not a harder version of high school (and more first-timer advice)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-university-is-not-a-harder-version-of-high-school-and-more-first/
Baptist College Handbook Authorizes ‘Full Access’ to Students’ Social Media Accounts
Secular Student Alliance has seen growth at religiously affiliated colleges
***STUDENT LIFE
Sorry, Being Born Rich Still Leads to Success More Than Working Hard in School
22 Things They Don't Teach In High School That You Learn Pretty Much Immediately In College
https://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/college-high-school-tweets
5 mistakes to avoid when applying for medical school
https://news.elearninginside.com/5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-applying-for-medical-school/
The view of people under 30 about Family, God, & Patriotism The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/america-without-family-god-or-patriotism/597382/
LAWSUIT: Campus police said he should’ve been ‘smarter’ than to exercise his First Amendment rights. Now he’s suing.
Record High Marijuana Use and Vaping among College Students
No greatness
/And there is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth. -Leo Tolstoy (born Sept. 9, 1828)
Being ridiculous
/Being ridiculous is one of the best ways to tell the truth. -Nadya Tollokonnikova
Data doesn’t say anything. Humans say things.
/Data is not a perfect representation of reality: It’s a fundamentally human construct, and therefore subject to biases, limitations, and other meaningful and consequential imperfections.
The clearest expression of this misunderstanding is the question heard from boardrooms to classrooms when well-meaning people try to get to the bottom of tricky issues: “What does the data say?”
Data doesn’t say anything. Humans say things.
They say what they notice or look for in data—data that only exists in the first place because humans chose to collect it, and they collected it using human-made tools. Data can’t say anything about an issue any more than a hammer can build a house or almond meal can make a macaron. Data is a necessary ingredient in discovery, but you need a human to select it, shape it, and then turn it into an insight. Data is therefore only as useful as its quality and the skills of the person wielding it.
Andrea Jones-Rooy writing in Quartz
Articles of Interest about Religion - Sept 4
/***RELIGION
Evangelical Leader Claims Teaching Kids Basic Science Causes Mass Shootings
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/tony-perkins-mass-shootings-080832225.html
Hillsong’s Chelsea Taylor Is in the ICU Following a Brain Aneurysm
Why Did Christianity Thrive in the U.S. Between 1870 and 1960
https://daily.jstor.org/christianity-in-the-us/
Southern Baptist megachurch denies liability in sex abuse lawsuit
Harry Potter books removed from St. Edward Catholic School due to 'curses and spells' https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2019/08/31/harry-potter-books-removed-st-edward-catholic-school/2168489001/
We are American evangelicals raising our family in England: Here’s what we saw when we drove across the U.S.
How the female body became the scapegoat for white evangelicals
***DENOMINATIONS
Amazon fires deepen a split between Brazil’s evangelicals and their fellow Christians
Another Denomination Changes Its End Times Doctrine
Black minister to his mostly white ELCA denomination: ‘We need to rethink church’
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Study Shows Increasing Political Divide Between Younger and Older White Evangelicals
How Pat Robertson's Christian TV empire created a "shadow government" — and led to Donald Trump
Why white evangelicals should panic
Evangelical leaders are tidying the kitchen while the house burns down (opinion)
Globally, Many Evangelicals Lean Left: What that means for America’s Future
***RELIGION & FILM
'Hail Satan' Film Portrays Satanists As Trolls Fighting Christian Privilege
Christian film 'Overcomer' opens in top 3 at box office, grosses $8.2M
***RELIGION & BUSINESS
LifeWay’s Stores Are Closing. But Its Christian Books Will Be in More Stores Than Ever
***RELIGION & MUSIC
Hip-Hop: The Songs That Shook America: Kanye’s Jesus Walks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEyFR7V1mZU
Bob Dylan's overlooked Christian music
https://sojo.net/articles/bob-dylans-overlooked-christian-music
***RELIGION & LGBTQ
Mississippi Wedding Venue Owner says No ‘Mixed’ or ‘Gay’ Couples, because of our Christian Faith
Evangelical Conversion therapy group founder comes out as gay, apologizes: 5 Facts
https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/mckrae-game/
Articles of Interest about Lit, Journalism, Writing & Languages - Sept 3
/***GRAMMAR
Trump’s Twitter War on Spelling New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/us/politics/trump-twitter.html
AP Stylebook Changes Hyphen Guidance, Ushering In Total Chaos The Big Lead
https://thebiglead.com/2019/08/28/ap-stylebook-hyphen-change-guidance
In Love With Language, but Not Necessarily With Each Other New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/books/review/the-grammarians-cathleen-schine.html
***WRITING & READING
What Critics of Student Writing Get Wrong Chronicle of Higher Ed
https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-Critics-of-Student/247054
How I’m using AI to write my next novel Vox
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/8/30/20840194/ai-art-fiction-writing-language-gpt-2
Cracking the code of dyslexia CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cracking-the-code-of-dyslexia/
***JOURNALISM
How Colombia’s Datasketch wants to make data visualization easier for Latin American newsrooms
At Least 11 Journalists Killed This Year In Mexico NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/31/756200213/at-least-11-journalists-killed-this-year-in-mexico
You might make a good producer if... RTDNA
https://rtdna.org/article/you_might_make_a_good_producer_if
Why Teens Are Creating Their Own News Outlets Teen Vogue
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-creating-own-news-outlets-instagram-text-message
The New York Times use of FOIAs New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/reader-center/foia-freedom-of-information-public-records.html
***JOURNALISM STUDENTS
Hey, future journalists: 50 pieces of advice for making your college years count RTDNA https://rtdna.org/article/hey_future_journalists_50_pieces_of_advice_for_making_your_college_years_count
Ability to adapt has become more important than ever for journalism interns Community Newspapers https://communitynewspapers.com/featured/ability-to-adapt-has-become-more-important-than-ever-for-journalism-interns /
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Obituaries keep local newspapers afloat
https://www.axios.com/obituaries-local-newspapers-77ddfa04-b54e-46ee-9fb7-a2aa641559fb.html
***FAKE NEWS
These “Canadian” Websites And Facebook Pages Are Actually Run From Overseas
Frank Abagnale of Catch Me If You Can on how not to get scammed Vox
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/8/29/20836745/frank-abagnale-scam-me-if-you-can
Inside the deeply weird fake seed scams that are all over Amazon Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/fake-seed-scam-amazon-ebay/
Hijacked Reviews on Amazon Can Trick Shoppers Consumer Reports
These deepfakes of Bill Hader are absolutely terrifying CNET
https://www.cnet.com/news/these-deepfakes-of-bill-hader-are-absolutely-terrifying/
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Researchers studying Facebook's impact on democracy threaten to quit Reuters
Here’s how to filter and delete your old tweets — and why that’s an OK thing to do Poynter
What drives our addiction to social media The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/23/social-media-addiction-gambling
***LANGUAGE
A new book spells out the magic of language Economist
https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/08/22/a-new-book-spells-out-the-magic-of-language
What’s the best way to teach children a second language? New research produces surprising results The Conversation
***LITERATURE
Artificial Intelligence doing Wonders in the Field of Literature Analytics Insight
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/artificial-intelligence-doing-wonders-in-the-field-of-literature/
Emojis Are Language Too: A Linguist Says Internet-Speak Isn’t Such a Bad Thing New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/books/review/because-internet-gretchen-mcculloch.html
7 Best Places for Literature Lovers in Paris Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/7-best-places-literature-lovers-paris-1456124
***POETRY
Waffle House has an official poet laureate: For real Atlanta Magazine
In the first trailer for Apple TV Plus’ Dickinson, the famous poet gets turnt The Verge
This Indianapolis nurse quit her job to become a poet. Now people hire her to write poems Indy Star
Do You Actually Know The Difference Between Taylor Swift And History's Greatest Poets? BuzzFeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/taylor-swift-lyrics-famous-poets-quiz
Butchering poetry: Verse vs. worse Washington Post
The greatest mistake you can make
/The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.-Elbert Hubbard
Articles of Interest about Higher Ed – Sept 2
/***HIGHER ED
Two universities suffered devastating cyberattacks just before students returned to campus: Is the timing a coincidence? Inside Higher Ed
California Lawmakers Consider Abortion Pills On Campus NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/31/756200290/california-lawmakers-consider-abortion-pills-on-campus
On college campuses, managing the tension between inclusion and ideas Washington Post
University’s attempt to hid behind FERPA the names of those responsible for sex assault goes to state supreme court Daily Tar Heel
https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/08/dth-v-folt-oral-arguments-0828
***THE COST OF COLLEGE
The Colleges In The US With The Best And Worst Return On Investment, Visualized Digg
www.digg.com/2019/colleges-with-best-return-on-investment
California Will Pay for Two Years of Community College for First-Time Students NBC LA
How Paying for College Is Changing Middle-Class Life New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/opinion/sunday/college-tuition.html
***TEACHING
Many professors say that teaching students how to email them properly is a necessary gift that keeps on giving Inside Higher Ed
Teaching Online Will Make You a Better Teacher in Any Setting Chronicle of Higher Ed
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Teaching-Online-Will-Make-You/247031
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Columnist tries to get professor in trouble over bedbug joke NPR
Professor removed from classroom after voicing support for Antifa Des Moines Register
Abuse case professor ‘could have been stopped sooner’ (sub. req.’ed) Times Higher Ed
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/abuse-case-professor-could-have-been-stopped-sooner
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Lose Your Faith at an Evangelical College? That’s Part of the Process Christianity Today
Court to decide whether Title VII protects LGBT employees Religious Liberty TV
http://religiousliberty.tv/title-vii-employment-discrimination-cases-supreme-court.html
Kentucky Christian announces sixth president Journal-Times
Wheaton bookstore opens under new management Wheaton Record
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/news/wheaton-bookstore-opens-under-new-management
University of Mobile has some of nation’s best dorms, one of top campuses Yellow Hammer News
Campbell University student charged with communicating threat of mass violence WRAL
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer Reuters
Jerry Falwell's Systematic Censorship at Liberty University Is Shocking—and Bound to Backfire (opinion) Newsweek
Jerry Falwell Jr. wants Liberty to be the evangelical Notre Dame of college football LA Times
Jerry Falwell Jr. Reportedly Used Liberty University Property to Cut Personal Trainer a ‘Sweet Deal’ Law & Crime
Liberty University Faculty Member Arrested for Filming Girls Roanoke.com
Liberty's Hugh Freeze coaches game from hospital bed Sporting News
At Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. bets on big-time football, with a disgraced coach Washington Post
Liberty University Students Just Got $600,000 Worth of MyPillow Products Friendly Atheist
Baseball's Greatest Myth Has Roots in Point Loma Voice of San Diego
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/sports/baseballs-greatest-myth-has-roots-in-point-loma/
***RESEARCH
Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint Inside Higher Ed
Why I said no to peer review this summer Nature
www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02470-2
To Justify Using Weed, Pregnant Women Cling to an Old and Dubious Study Undark
https://undark.org/article/jamaica-study-cannabis-researchers-pregnancy/
Why do professors who are women publish less research than men? Here’s what we found Washington Post
Journal Indexing: Core standards and why they matter London School of Economics & Political Science
Do researchers trust each other’s work? Times Higher Ed
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/do-researchers-trust-each-others-work
5 features of a highly cited article Nature
https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/five-features-highly-cited-scientific-article
Value pluralism in research integrity Research Integrity
https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-019-0076-4
Librarians and some academic publishers are optimistic about the possibility of reaching new agreements to make more academic articles fully open Inside Higher Ed
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/30/pursuing-new-kind-“big-deal”-publishers
***STUDENT LIFE
Rise in suicides emphasizes need to help teens deal with despair
Poll: Patriotism, religion, kids, lower priorities for younger Americans The Hill
SAT Drops 'Adversity Score' Meant to Level Playing Field Time
https://time.com/5662537/sat-dropping-adversity-score/
Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/why-do-college-textbooks-cost-so-much-7-questions-answered-121969
Tufts Ph.D. ‘Punished’ for Reporting Adviser’s Fabricated Research, Lawsuit Claims The Daily Beast
Prof required students at her Penn research center to sign blanket nondisclosure agreements leaving students vulnerable to abuse Inside Higher Ed
Why We Need to Talk More About Mental Health in Graduate School Chronicle of Higher Ed
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-We-Need-to-Talk-More-About/247002
Ultimate Guide to Marketing to Gen Z Daily Infographic
Here’s how you can tell who will do well in College
/The best predictor of who will do well in college is not how smart the student is but their understanding of intelligence: Is it something the student puts on display or is it something that changes with learning?
Many first-year college students are settling into their dorms and getting ready for classes this week. I like to show my students a news story I wrote in graduate school covered in red marks. When that paper was returned to me, I could have said to myself, "I can't do this" or I could adjust, trying different strategies and working out what I needed to do to improve. The first attitude assumes either I can do it or I can't. If you can, you do it immediately. You show your intellegence. The second attitude assumes success is a matter of approach and persistence. You have to ask what might be perceived as dumb questions until you figure it out. When I wrote that paper covered in red marks (and there were many of them) I had no idea I was just a few years away from working at a national news network where writing would be a central part of my job.
Stephen Goforth
God whispers
/God whispers to us in our pleasures. speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world –CS Lewis