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April 12, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: 75% of news execs wary of government subsidies, Tweets work well for video referral

Twitter launches guide for media organizations with tools to “transform media, entertainment, journalism” http://j.mp/9nkUJ7 »

Drop in magazine ad pages continued in Q1, but rate of decline slowed http://j.mp/9DQ15E »

Twitter inches toward global domination, 60% of users live outside the U.S. http://j.mp/aO2Zsl »

Online video watchers referred by a tweet watch the clip almost a full minute longer than other watchers http://j.mp/cR2i0u »

Pew survey of news execs finds 75% have reservations about government subsidies, 78% wary of advocacy money http://j.mp/bjE71i »

As paywall use rises, 20 U.S. newspapers charge $35 or more for access to contenthttp://j.mp/cgCFI1 »

FTC is “carefully reviewing” a complaint asking for an investigation into the ad exchanges of Microsoft, Google, Yahoo http://j.mp/dgQsl8 »

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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.”