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Nieman Journalism Lab
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@niemanlab archives: October 2011

7
Oct
In its Yahoo deal, ABC “didn’t buy an audience, but a distribution platform that was formerly called the audience” http://t.co/hbWOuLoW 
 
Good morning! @TheEconomist is announcing the start of “the personalised computing revolution” http://t.co/2fKEuytG 
 
6
Oct
Wikipedia Italy goes dark: Why they’re “on strike against an idiotic proposed law” http://t.co/vWXCtOn9 
 
So this happened: A conversation between Arianna Huffington & Chelsea Handler http://t.co/kQLtmJwZ 
 
PSA: @Theatlanticwire is looking for a news editor http://t.co/MNEHz4M0 #jobs 
 
In 2011, U.S. dailies’ digital ad take will be about $3 billion. Facebook’s will be about $2 billion. http://t.co/MGGbs6f7 
 
Knowing Steve Jobs through his patents – A cool timeline from the NYTimes http://t.co/0w7qLYCW 
 
Politico says sales and revenue are up on their subscription service Politico Pro http://t.co/oD9qYA7k 
 
Is the advertising campaign another victim of social media? http://t.co/4vTrymT1 
 
Lessons on running a hyperlocal site: Change your perception of news, careful who you bump into at the pub http://t.co/4S34qfHN 
 
Google is launching YouTube Politics, a channel with video from citizens, candidates and media sites http://t.co/oubq9Oas 
 
Why are publishers playing Facebook’s game? http://t.co/MGGbs6f7 
 
The latest “Why’s this so good?” from @niemanstory: DIY Cooking in a County Jail (by @sarahrich) http://t.co/EM28asoM
 
Blackout in Italy: “the first time Wikipedia worldwide has done anything of this kind” http://t.co/vWXCtOn9 
 
Time magazine scalped this week’s issue and made a new one based on Steve Jobs in 3 hours http://t.co/jOJUB4vL 
 
Magazine publishers like Hearst and Conde Nast say $10 million in revenue from tablets could be a reality http://t.co/Y5f9A2sJ 
 
“Steve Jobs was the man nobody knew, yet the man everybody knew.” http://t.co/mrptBK40 
 
“Steve Jobs made a dent in the universe.” Tributes from a president, a competitor, and—most importantly—users http://t.co/mrptBK40 
 
Sergey Brin has posted a Jobs tribute: http://t.co/hzfbh81h 
 
“…Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” http://t.co/cn4qXnOC 
 
5
Oct
 
Microsoft will bring (paid) cable programming to Xbox http://t.co/sN9FO96g via @mediagazer 
 
PSA: The Chicago Tribune’s data hackers really, really want to hire you http://t.co/77wEuSVW 
 
RT @mirandamulligan: Since a few more have asked – ‘Design’ starter-pack for news hackers: http://t.co/llbr7Wng 
 
Forget colleges, what if we ranked American newspapers? @danieldevise took a stab: http://t.co/4lnF53i7 
 
“Spin will publish its fewer magazines on bigger, heavier paper stock … to emphasize the qualities of print.” http://t.co/PCFmYbXd 
 
RT @NiemanLabFuego: Hulu To Stream Univision Shows http://t.co/KFkJE5C9 
 
RT @nicknotned: Gawker Media monthly pageviews hit 510m — but four days too late for my bet with @fimoculous. Argh! http://t.co/IBRMislc 
 
A.C. Thompson, winner of the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal, speaks with @NiemanWatchdog about his work for @ProPublica http://t.co/FBJ1p1wm 
 
The @AP is now offering its live video service to publishers over the Web, not just satellite http://t.co/2ZoRl2SQ 
 
Twitter says it has 1,600 advertisers, 80 percent retention rate with advertisers http://t.co/ParS7um5 
 
Good morning! Here’s a roundup of the many headlines that got the “iPhone 5” story wrong http://t.co/Isb9KFtV 
 
4
Oct
RT @jkeefe: Thirty-six. That’s the number of open news-developer jobs at major news org. http://t.co/tSpGv6og 
 
Incoming NPR CEO on local member stations: Their relevance is “heightened, not lessened” in the digital age http://t.co/ZL2EEOXl 
 
Yahoo News chief: “Video could not be more important to our future, and is a personal mission of mine” http://t.co/0hvZMqnf 
 
PSA: @motherjones is hiring a managing editor. (Preferably someone who’s “charming AND ruthless.”) http://t.co/c5J5fStW 
 
MT @suzanneyada: Our exec @rosey18 wrote a tome on his leadership at @cironline, & we’re releasing it via @byliner: http://t.co/FHaVqitt 
 
Twitter’s revenue: projected to be $329 million by next year, $1 billion by 2016 http://t.co/IgmjOKV9 
 
Taking the “radio” out of NPR, episode 312: The network’s now on Google TV http://t.co/UjQQRkzL 
 
Impatiently awaiting iPhone liveblog updates? We are (nerdily) passing the time with Encyclo’s Apple entry http://t.co/QDEsBYv2 
 
“Do I really want the Internet to be something I feel naked without?” http://t.co/Nqy1Z3wl 
 
Forbes is reporting record traffic and engagement after its August redesign http://t.co/twm11kR8 
 
From blackout to all-out: the evolution of #occupywallstreet’s media coverage http://t.co/acPp1M7j 
 
Brian Solis: Most “social” ad campaigns are actually anti-social http://t.co/wpVe9iFA 
 
A profile of TechCrunch’s “swagger” (and of editor Erick Schonfeld) http://t.co/TPP4r2Le 
 
Watch out, Netflix! Paramount is streaming the latest Transformers movie directly to consumers http://t.co/PHRg3AxP 
 
Analyst to Android tablet makers: Join up with Amazon or you’ll lose http://t.co/dQwK42we 
 
What will Gary Knell’s hiring mean for NPR’s digital expansion? Our chat with the new CEO http://t.co/ZL2EEOXl 
 
Good morning! Yahoo just launched Yahoo Screen, a Hulu competitor http://t.co/AG9vlLEu 
 
3
Oct
Are ABC and Yahoo just chasing the Huffington Post? http://t.co/HddV8Dfe