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June 2, 2009, 6:44 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, newspaper blackout poem

Remember when the AP planned to combat piracy of its content? They still do, and here are some details http://tr.im/n9wX »

WiFi on planes is a threat to in-flight magazines, which enjoyed something rare in media: captive audience http://tr.im/n9zc »

Battle for “Blogistan”: Kazakh bloggers stage mock funeral to protest web censorship http://tr.im/n9A6 »

At The Wall Street Journal, the term of choice is not “blog” but “real-time column” http://tr.im/nblS »

These visualizations by GOOD magazine aren’t good; they’re great http://tr.im/nc52 »

“User Generated Submission License Agreement,” a poem by @austinkleon. Zing! http://tr.im/n9Dr »

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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.”