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@niemanlab archives: July 2, 2009

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The White House’s searchable, sortable database of staff salaries is what you’d expect… from a news site http://tr.im/qDlK 
 
The twist at this “fledgling” citizen-journalism site is that contributors are rated on their credibility http://tr.im/qDf1 
 
New privacy standards for online advertising today. The context is: an attempt to avoid federal regulation http://tr.im/qBSb 
 
New at the Lab: Five ways sports reporters can maintain balance of power with teams and leagues they cover http://tr.im/qBTH 
 
The Guardian is investing its brand name, rather than cash, in news-related startups http://tr.im/qBKA (via @RyanMacCarrigan
 
Top US gossip site is Yahoo’s omg! with NYT-level traffic. TMZ is 2nd, People 3rd. Perez Hilton is “fading” http://tr.im/qBru 
 
Murdoch on micropayments: “I don’t think people will pay for it.” News Corp. focused on web subscriptions http://tr.im/qBAI 
 
Good morning! The click-through rate across all ads served by DoubleClick in the U.S. is 0.1% http://tr.im/qBFk