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@niemanlab archives: August 10, 2011

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The benefits of an open newsroom: good coffee, better access to sources and readers http://t.co/7Zw5HZU 
 
The Atlantic has a new event this fall with UC San Diego featuring Ev Williams, Will Wright and Elon Musk http://nie.mn/o5NdP7 
 
RT @OReillyMedia: ‘The HItchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ to be released as an iOS app this fall http://oreil.ly/pYW6rF #42 /gg 
 
What’s the secret to Mother Jones’ ad sales (and traffic) increases? Simple. Good content http://nie.mn/nSIiup 
 
PSA: The New York Times is looking for a senior developer http://nie.mn/nLDfVn 
 
The benefits of an open newsroom, good coffee and better access to sources and readers http://nie.mn/ogL5YI 
 
Good news for Gawker: The Gizmodo staff won’t be charged in the iPhone 4 prototype case http://nie.mn/mTLLg2 
 
What’s the guiding principle for Beet.tv? “Trying to understand the future of online video journalism” http://nie.mn/nGJpw6 
 
The NYPD created a social media unit. How long till a Law & Order spin-off? http://nie.mn/q0mHZt 
 
@FakeAPStylebook on their success: “For us it was like stepping on a landmine” http://nie.mn/qFqfq3 
 
A good lineup (including our new curator) for @berkmancenter’s discussion on the past and future of media http://nie.mn/nMIaLs 
 
Everything’s coming up MoJo: Ad sales are up 97 percent for Mother Jones, and traffic’s strong too http://nie.mn/nSIiup 
 
Digital to print: Josh Topolsky of The @Verge will write a tech column for the Washington Post http://nie.mn/oFmFAe 
 
Interesting note amid falling magazine circulation: One mag is giving bloggers a cut for selling subs http://nie.mn/ntXir8 
 
RT @spj_tweets: Use @Hootsuite? Company seeking feedback in developing infosheets for journalists: http://ow.ly/5ZbSP via @journtoolbox 
 
Encouraging! Three quarters of adults get news online! But the top online activities are email and search http://nie.mn/pl6XQk 
 
Amazon sidesteps Apple with a new cloud-based Kindle Reader app http://nie.mn/odScd3 
 
Coffee Talk: California Watch sets up in cafes for its fourth open newsroom day http://nie.mn/ogL5YI 
 
Demand Media will now be selling advertising for The Village Voice and The Awl http://nie.mn/nd9YtG 
 
“What I’m looking at is how do we reduce the cost of original reporting without losing anything” http://nie.mn/ncOFz2 
 
Mapping the London riots and why verifiable information is sometimes hard to find http://nie.mn/naJHOr 
 
Good morning! @Knightfdn shares tips from successful news challenge entries and what they learned http://nie.mn/renKTd