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March 30, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: “Hot spotting” makes video elements clickable, companies ban social media in India, The Guardian gets a homepage redesign

Scientists discover a special magnet to the skull can disrupt moral reasoning. Could the technique save newspapers? http://j.mp/ahZqiO »

Tough times for Twitter lovers in India, 96% of companies prohibit social media. (46% of U.S. companies) http://j.mp/bFIBci »

Advertisers are catching on to “hot spotting,” new technology that makes elements in online videos clickable http://j.mp/c8BzWH »

Congratulations, Lukas Prize winners! Awards for excellence in nonfiction writing announced today http://j.mp/dvy2nM »

The Guardian gets a homepage redesign http://j.mp/9wqa9F »

Another revenue stream? Trib to sell archived photos dating back to early 1900s (via @iwantmediahttp://j.mp/c8IzZz »

New York Press Association launches $4 million statewide campaign to sell people on local papers http://j.mp/dxemao »

Google fixed Buzz privacy concerns in a flash, but 11 House members still want FTC to investigate http://j.mp/d9P3uk »

Good morning! Gawker tracks “recurring reader affection” as an impact metric http://j.mp/cG5Xlw »

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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.”