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March 29, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Al Jazeera English introduces The Stream, Brady goes to JRC and making a better FAQ

How BBC journalists try to meet the ethics and challenges of user-submitted content http://nie.mn/fgR5vB »

The Washington Post is tapping Foursquare to plumb the depths of DC’s love of cherry blossoms http://nie.mn/dUtKFM »

Emphas.is and lessons on crowdfunding to support photography http://nie.mn/fbIvN9 »

Different Times: The Times (UK) says they have 79,000 digital-only subscriptions a month http://nie.mn/ekMlBe »

"I know that we can and will do scratch on our (i)pad app.So far, though, sniff is a problem." http://nie.mn/edgxR4 »

Al Jazeera English wants to connect less-reported stories and communities to the world with The Stream http://nie.mn/i2C6H1 »

PSA: BBC America is looking for a social media producer http://nie.mn/ezUth7 »

"Well, it’s too touchy. Even though I’m better with it now." A mom’s review of the iPad http://nie.mn/eKh5uS »

NYU’s Studio 20 Explainr offers journalists a guide for FAQs and "Making One That Doesn’t Suck" http://nie.mn/gW6Ef5 »

The Guardian is expanding into the US and may partner with OpenLeaks http://nie.mn/eUwAsg »

Discussion: The NYT reportedly spent $40M on the pay plan. What if they invested in start-ups instead? http://nie.mn/hrJPCY »

The Geico Gecko meets The AOL Way: Are display advertisers too obsessed with click-through rates? http://nie.mn/fN2aLX »

While helping disaster relief in Japan, crowdsourcing maps for humanitarian work still has a way to go http://nie.mn/eFJAWN »

Journal Register adds Jim Brady to team, will head up "Project Thunderdome" engagement initiative http://nie.mn/hDZVe8 »

The Tribeca Film Institute is awarding over $1M for interactive storytelling projects http://nie.mn/eCEi9N »

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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.”