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@niemanlab archives: May 4, 2009

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May
NY Meetup: From now to 8, we’re at the Novotel bar on 52nd bt 8th & Bwy http://tr.im/kqB8 Swing by! Can’t find us? Call me: 9149243266 
 
Meet-up tonight, 6-8 pm, at the Novotel bar in midtown Manhattan http://tr.im/kqB8 Reply if you might attend, or feel free to just swing by. 
 
Just did an interview with @nickbilton and his colleagues at the New York Times R&D Lab. Can’t wait to share the footage. 
 
We’re discussing Matt Thompson’s new site Columbia Tomorrow as a promising example of explanatory journalism http://tr.im/knM8 
 
http://twitpic.com/4jvgh – Meta-tweet: NYT’s Bill Keller reads @NiemanLab 
 
We’re at the New York Times building for a presentation and some reporting. Will try to twitpic! 
 
The London Evening Standard’s new marketing campaign apologizes to readers: “Sorry for losing touch” http://tr.im/kq0w 
 
My boss (@jbenton) and I (@zseward) are in New York. Interested in a meet-up? Tonight 6-8, Novotel bar (52nd bt 8th & Bwy) http://tr.im/kqB8 
 
New at the Lab: How @NPRbackstory automatically digs into the NPR archives for material on trending topics http://tr.im/kq8k 
 
Keep an eye on this: Matt Thompson unveils his innovative, “context-rich” news site in Columbia, Mo. http://tr.im/knM8 
 
How a 22-year-old Wikipedia contributor punk’d an obituary writer for The Guardian http://tr.im/knBU 
 
The new, big-screen Kindle, debuting Wednesday, is partnered with The New York Times and other news orgs http://tr.im/kpKj 
 
Good morning! FWIW stat of the day: Print newspaper readers are 68% more likely to purchase organic cereal http://tr.im/kn52