As some day it may happen that a victim must be found
I've got a little list – I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground
And who never would be missed – who never would be missed

         Sung by the Lord High Executioner in the Mikado.

I’m not sure I like being on this list.

https://biglawbusiness.com/homeland-security-to-compile-database-of-journalists-bloggers/

Homeland Security to Compile Database of Journalists, Bloggers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to monitor hundreds of thousands of news sources around the world and compile a database of journalists, editors, foreign correspondents, and bloggers to identify top “media influencers.”

It’s seeking a contractor that can help it monitor traditional news sources as well as social media and identify “any and all” coverage related to the agency or a particular event, according to a request for information released April 3.

The data to be collected includes a publication’s “sentiment” as well as geographical spread, top posters, languages, momentum, and circulation. No value for the contract was disclosed.

(Related) Always good to have a polite, well reasoned reply to our concerns...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/dhs-journalist-database-journalists/index.html

DHS: Fears over journalist database 'fit for tin foil hat wearing ... conspiracy theorists'

… In a Friday column that was tweeted out by the Committee to Protect Journalists, Forbes writer Michelle Fabio referred to the move as "today's installment of 'I'm Not Terrified, You Are,'" and said the details of the plan "are enough to cause nightmares of constitutional proportions, particularly as the freedom of the press is under attack worldwide."

A DHS spokesperson took to Twitter on Friday to emphasize that the request is nothing out of the ordinary.

"Despite what some reporters may suggest, this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media," DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton tweeted after the Committee to Protect Journalists tweeted out a link to a Forbes article about the request. "Any suggestion otherwise is fit for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists."

Just because?

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/04/dimensions-academic-research-engine.html#.WsjCimEh03E

Dimensions - An Academic Research Engine

When it comes to searching for research studies and other academic articles many people turn to Google Scholar. But as your friendly librarian will tell you, there are still other databases that you should try. Dimensions is one such example of that.

Dimensions is a search engine focused on helping users discover research publications including clinical study reports. To help users get the whole picture, Dimensions will provide information about the grants that funded a study and report. You can filter Dimensions search results to show only open-access papers, to show only papers from a particular year, and according to field of research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0-iKCoONAs

Dimensions is a search engine that will be of use primarily to university students. Some high school science teachers may find Dimensions useful for introducing their students to academic research related to clinical studies.