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Journalists covering abortion news are under attack | Scalawag
by Ashton Lattimore
June 29, 2022
What does it mean for a website to "encourage" abortion? New anti-abortion model legislation released last week by the National…
Big Tech remains silent on questions about data privacy in a post-Roe world | MIT Technology Review
by Abby Ohlheiser and Hana Kiros
June 29, 2022
Google says in its terms of service that the company reserves the right to remove any content that violates the…
The biggest privacy risks in seeking abortion care in post-Roe America | The Verge
by Russell Brandom, Nicole Wetsman, Corin Faife, and Mary Beth Griggs
June 29, 2022
For millions of Americans, finding abortion services in the US just became a legal minefield. With the Supreme Court’s ruling…
How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joelle Renstrom
June 14, 2022
On November 8, 2021, the American Heart Association journal Circulation published a 300-word abstract of a research paper warning that…
Vaccine Misinformation, Parenting, and the COVID-19 Death Toll | NPR
by Allison Aubrey, Emily Kwong, and Margaret Cirino
May 18, 2022
Any hour now, the U.S. is expected to officially mark one million lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health correspondent…
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics | Vice
by Joseph Cox
May 5, 2022
A location data firm is selling information related to visits to clinics that provide abortions including Planned Parenthood facilities, showing…
Fighting Misinformation With Science Journalism : Short Wave | NPR
by Eva Tesfaye
March 18, 2022
The podcast Science Vs. has called on its parent company, Spotify, to curb misinformation on its platform. On December 31,…
Florida’s latest anti-health political stunt is to cast doubt on kids’ vaccines | Ars Technica
by Beth Mole
March 9, 2022
Sometimes fighting a common enemy can unite a country, inspiring solidarity, bravery, and sacrifice. Ordinary citizens become heroes; leaders become…
What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine | NPR
by Geoff Brumfiel
February 18, 2022
Ben Bergquam was hospitalized with COVID in January. He says he brought his own prescription for ivermectin — an unproven…