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Archives: March 2013

“We’ve sort of developed this rhythm: we come up with an idea, we do a prototype of it really quickly, and we decide do we move it forward or try it for something else.” Justin Ellis
Sports, weather, and traffic now fill 40 percent of local television news — while crime, politics, and government coverage are all down. Joshua Benton
On the occasion of a new pope, the Times offered up a new commenting platform that filtered reader responses by mood and identity.
Researchers found that Twitter users covering the violence start to take on some of the characteristics of traditional media.
Plus: The New York Times’ redesign sneak peek, SXSW takes on Reddit and newspapers, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
The alt weekly, one of the nation’s best, announced its closure Thursday after nearly 50 years of publishing.