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July 6, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Yahoo’s news blog launches, HuffPost joins Foursquare, Buzzfeed gets creative with its ads

Fascinating nugget in @CJR‘s TexTrib profile http://j.mp/9Qk50Y: it’s in partnership talks with the NYT (ht @jbatsell) »

Buzzfeed tries to turn viral content into cash with custom advertorials http://j.mp/dnV6WO »

The HuffPost joins Foursquare http://j.mp/c1Nij5 »

Great resource: @NewsCloud publishes the docs involved in its @knightfdn grant process http://j.mp/b4fOUm http://j.mp/9gQu7t »

The revolution formerly known as…? Prince decides that "the Internet is completely over" http://j.mp/cTYYyz »

Quick, what do Toy Story 3 and LeBron James have in common? http://j.mp/9KV3TH »

Shirky points out a key distinction–and tension–in the paywall debates: public interest vs customer interests http://j.mp/d1Naxh »

Yahoo’s news blog officially launches today, amid some controversy about its search-data usage http://j.mp/bHfnEN »

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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.”