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New forecast: US COVID-19 deaths will rise to 1 million by springPlus, the encouraging data hidden in discouraging trends, the federal government’s free test kit site opened a day early, and more. New Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theoryThere remains no evidence that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was actually a false flag event orchestrated by the FBI to entrap Trump supporters. How to speak up about microaggressions in the newsroomSometimes protecting yourself means not speaking up Is this the end of the line for OAN?One America News is getting dropped by DirecTV — by far its largest carrier. DirecTV accounts for about 90% of OAN's revenue. Should you intentionally get infected with COVID-19?Plus, CDC advises against 'high risk' activities in high-transmission areas, the portal for free COVID tests opens tomorrow, and more. Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. But it could take a while.Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., said his office couldn’t find Dr. Anthony Fauci’s latest financial disclosure report. His staff hadn’t asked for it. How is the plan going for Americans’ insurance to pay for their COVID-19 tests?Plus, why you probably need at least two negative test results, Jails and prisons are again swamped with COVID, and more. How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over?Many scientists believe that the COVID-19 pandemic as we know it will end not with the virus becoming endemic, like the flu. The doom and gloom about the news industry? You won’t find it in college newsrooms.What I learned about student media and young journalists in 2021 Supreme Court overturns OSHA mandate, affects 2/3 of all US workersPlus, cities are still free to impose mandates and are doing so, other countries and big private employers also have mandates, and more. Social media claims distort CDC director Rochelle Walensky’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbiditiesAn edited clip of the interview omitted context, leaving the false impression that the 75% statistic reflected all COVID-19 deaths. The Supreme Court sunk Biden’s vaccine/testing mandate for private employers. What you need to know.The mandate stands for federal employees, including the military, and health care workers at facilities that receive federal money. Tampa Bay Times CEO Paul Tash announces his retirementTash’s 18-year tenure has been marked by extraordinary journalism but also extraordinary financial challenges. Conan Gallaty succeeds him. ‘He’s gone. OK.’ — How Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with NPRNPR’s Steve Inskeep told Trump that he would keep the interview at about 15 minutes. But Trump hung up after about nine. Fauci: Omicron will find ‘just about everybody’Plus, it may be time to stock up on KN95s, GMA edits the CDC director and starts a rumor, a pet food 'shortage,' and more. Is a cloth mask effective enough against the omicron variant?Experts say single-layer cloth masks are not protective enough and people should either be layering with surgical masks or buying KN95s or N95s. How the Los Angeles Times refreshed a newspaper stapleThe ‘Hear Me Out’ series makes videos from letters to the editor How the media covered President Biden’s speech on voting rights … and what it all meansPresident Joe Biden went to Atlanta and delivered a major speech in hopes of passing new voting rights protections. He didn’t hold back. What has your local school system done with its share of $190 billion in pandemic support?Plus, there’s a national blood crisis, new CDC guidance on masks could come soon, concertgoers aren't showing up to shows, and more. Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are unfoundedThe cause and manner of the comedian's death have not yet been released, but social media users are making vaccine claims without evidence. Over 80 fact-checking organizations sign letter urging YouTube to address misinformation on its platform‘YouTube is allowing its platform to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves’ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkersYouTube is allowing its platform to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves. A few brief reasons to take Axios Local seriously as a competitorAxios Local seems to have a disruptive business product that should worry any incumbent. In this case, that’s metro newspapers and their websites. Editors agree: Journalism is increasingly super-serving richer and more educated audiences and leaving others behindPaywalls and rising subscription prices translate to catering to well-off audiences to the exclusion of the less affluent. Fox News’ predictable pick to extend its prime-time agendaIt’s Jesse Watters. And it’s now abundantly clear: The 7 to 11 pm window on Fox News has nothing to do with ‘news.’ It’s opinion with an agenda. New Biden plan will require insurers to pay for 8 at-home COVID tests per monthPlus, there are no at-home tests for Braille users, the new best-case and worst-case COVID scenarios, Boston's good sewage news, and more. Dana Perino falsely claimed a Virginia law that restricts military-gear purchases hurt I-95 recovery effortsDemocrats did put such a law on the books, but it’s not what hampered the snowstorm recovery effort. Chicago is witnessing a local news rebirthNonprofit news is on the march. There are questions and concerns, but also optimism. A new NYC salary transparency law could help address journalism pay gaps, advocates sayThe law will require employers in NYC, the media capital of the world, to disclose a minimum and maximum salary in job postings More evidence of Fox News’ stranglehold on the Republican PartyTucker Carlson’s on-air cowing of Ted Cruz shows how in lockstep Fox News and Republicans are and the influence Fox News has. Businesses and 80 million workers await a Supreme Court decision on the COVID-19 vaccination/testing mandateA look at the key to the case and how justices appear to be leaning. Plus, how many children are hospitalized with or because of COVID-19. Fact-checking Sonia Sotomayor’s figures on kids with severe COVID-19The number of coronavirus-positive pediatric hospitalizations has risen with the spread of omicron. However, Sotomayor’s number is way off. The spring semester is upon us. Here are resources to get your academic year started off rightThis week in journalism education, we’ve got Twitter feuds, FOIA roadblocks, broadcast lessons and bomb threats These journalism grads chose freelance over full-time work. Here’s why.Journalism schools must do a better job teaching students the value and challenges of freelancing — and the skills to do it well. 6 freelancing tips from those who made the leapHere are some tips from former journalism students who have chosen to freelance and other experts. Four executive coaches join the 2022 MTC program at PoynterThe program kicks off the week of Jan. 10, and coaches will guide the 2022 MTC Fellows throughout the program and beyond. Poynter announces the 2022 Media Transformation Challenge Program FellowsThese 27 executives will begin the yearlong program, recognized for its unique tools, coaching support and interconnected alumni network, on Jan. 10. The media reaction to President Biden’s blistering speech about TrumpWe knew Biden would mention Trump. We just didn’t know it was going to be the overriding arc of a speech that was as harsh as it was ominous. What we know — and don’t know — about The New York Times’ purchase of The AthleticThe Times has a goal of reaching 10 million subscribers by 2025. It will now add The Athletic’s 1.2 million subscribers to its current 8.3 million. ‘Flurona’ is not the next big new thing to worry aboutPlus, stores raise test kit prices as agreements with feds expire, no link between vaccines and pre-term births, and more. No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19Health officials have recommended the use of Tylenol and other fever-lowering medications to treat COVID-19 symptoms. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade union members left unable to access health insuranceThe unions are blaming Block Communications for the situation, which they say is a result of the company trying to bypass the bargaining process How we got from there to here and what comes hereafterJournalism educators and editors must accept these hard truths and teach these new realities to our undergraduates. Media coverage of the somber anniversary of Jan. 6One year ago today we witnessed troubling and horrific images we never thought we would see in this country. Omicron may produce fewer serious illnesses, but this wave is far from ‘mild’Plus, the CDC defines ‘up to date’ versus ‘fully vaccinated’, the Mayo Clinic fires hundreds of unvaxxed workers, and more. A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, summarizedPolitiFact spent the past year examining the events, debunking false claims of election fraud, and trying to understand how misinformation spurred it. 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