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May 10, 2012, 5:44 p.m.
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LINK: www.businessinsider.com  ➚   |   Posted by: Joshua Benton   |   May 10, 2012

Most interesting in this latest Nick Denton memo to the Gawker Media troops is that astonishing figure — although I’d love to know the figure in a non-holiday month. Check the whole memo for info on “a new generation of management at Gawker Media” and a push into branded content and events.

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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.”