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@niemanlab archives: August 9, 2010

9
Aug
Left-coast Lens: @latimes launches Framework, its photography and video blog http://j.mp/9si5cy 
 
Journal Register Company finishes Q2 ahead of its $12M earnings goal, on track to share profits with its employees http://j.mp/d1Rmq9 
 
“Let’s face it, Bisquick boxes are a dead medium”: Area man consults the Internet whenever possible http://j.mp/cWdqiC 
 
Exciting: @Ushahidi launches Crowdmap, a free, quick-to-install, easy-to-use version of the platform http://j.mp/bJJiNz 
 
Public service announcement: Reuters is looking for “news ninjas” with biz/tech know-how to help drive innovation http://j.mp/deyXnr 
 
More Google news, via @jilliancyork: the company is beginning an extensive recruitment campaign in China http://j.mp/cjgKtZ 
 
Here it is, from @googlepubpolicy: “A Joint Policy for an Open Internet” http://j.mp/9gB5UF 
 
Forbes to enlist HuffPo-style unpaid bloggers. Others will be paid based on traffic stats http://j.mp/9EE0Rf 
 
Twitter picks up sales team members from Yelp, Facebook http://j.mp/cHjCSw 
 
After a nationwide vote, MTV gets its first-ever “Twitter jockey” http://j.mp/bTPqVa (via @iwantmedia
 
“We do work hard as Patch editors, but this is the most flexible and rewarding full-time job I’ve ever had.” http://j.mp/b6vebr 
 
Working on a journalism project in Philly? Apply for one of 10 $5K grants http://j.mp/dpAeG7 
 
How @TBD got its name: “We were just cursed.” http://j.mp/97UpzO 
 
Ad Age intros its Media Vanguard Awards, honoring “companies using technology to transform the industry” (via @romenesko) http://j.mp/c93oSY 
 
RT @Chanders: As you all read @TBD today, check out the just published @MPINAF case study of the DC media ecosystem: http://j.mp/9Zv5K3 
 
What does Little League have to do with the future of news? http://j.mp/8ZVnp7 
 
CNN.com had 43.4 million unique viewers in June 2010; Foxnews.com had 11.4 million http://j.mp/bZpG2r 
 
Betting against the atom: Dorchester Publishing goes all-digital http://j.mp/9oKxJ4 
 
Good morning! @TBD launches today; here are 6 reasons we’re paying attention http://j.mp/aiMdXL