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June 30, 2009, 8:33 p.m.

Links on Twitter: “Politics of Class Online,” lessons for hyperlocal news sites, optimism from Jack Shafer

“The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online” http://tr.im/qlWL Facebook, MySpace and privileged spaces online, by @zephoria »

Instructive failure: Five lessons for building a hyperlocal news site — from one that’s shuttering tomorrow http://tr.im/qkPo »

You won’t miss them — that’s the point — but 37 major news sites have rolled out those new ad units http://tr.im/qir1 »

Checking in with 11 newspapers that have gone online-only http://tr.im/qits (It’s a useful list but too focused on traffic.) »

“Just because the journalism business is going to hell…doesn’t mean that journalism isn’t thriving” http://tr.im/qonF by @jackshafer »

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The media becomes an activist for democracy
“We cannot be neutral about this, by definition. A free press that doesn’t agitate for democracy is an oxymoron.”
Embracing influencers as allies
“News organizations will increasingly rely on digital creators not just as amplifiers but as integral partners in storytelling.”
Action over analysis
“We’ve overindexed on problem articulation, to the point of problem admiring. The risk is that we are analyzing ourselves into inaction and irrelevance.”