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@niemanlab archives: March 2012

5
Mar
Why @cmdrtaco joined @WaPoLabs: “Journalism is bigger than print. And my perspective is that The Post knows that” http://t.co/5yz5Njyz 
 
One idea from Duke’s Reporters’ Lab: Cheap, high-quality transcription for meetings and news conferences http://t.co/bBCTKF4H 
 
Why @altweeklies wants to build an AP wire for alternative papers across the US http://t.co/nbo2MCWC 
 
The NAA is asking the FCC to reconsider rule that bans broadcasters from also running newspapers http://t.co/XUMiQunk 
 
The revenue picture for newspapers isn’t pleasant, but is the outlook from executives worse? http://t.co/EA9cyltO 
 
Bloomburg Businessweek is launching its first iPhone app based on its iPad success http://t.co/ySfu0xLQ 
 
RT @ONA: Hey students, looking for an all-expense paid trip to #ONA12? Apply to be a part of the Student Newsroom. http://t.co/gD3Xbtth 
 
PSA: Gannett is looking for a director of social media product management http://t.co/4CvDsUlP 
 
Boom goes the API: ESPN now offering APIs through its Developer Center http://t.co/QS5WgUNI 
 
The Economist is putting its tablet manager in charge of its digital operation to create a unified look http://t.co/ZIEm5IFF 
 
TechCrunch interviews the co-founder of Mantresting, which is what you think it is http://t.co/7AjD6bM6 
 
Missouri’s @rji is holding a digital storytelling conference today and its streaming live http://t.co/tG8JbWGe 
 
One thing that helps guide Amazon’s Jeff Bezos? Something he calls his “regret minimisation framework” http://t.co/HbKNGg5E 
 
A new lab on the block: Duke’s Reporters’ Lab wants to develop new, cheaper tools for journalism http://t.co/bBCTKF4H 
 
Just how much of our personal information do Facebook’s infamous moderators see? http://t.co/ixWRmT2D 
 
ProPublica’s @dancow talks about the work and tools of a data journalist http://t.co/RSumQUMS 
 
Do ebooks on tablets offer “a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience” http://t.co/j7SeuPV9 
 
The Financial Times is relaunching its events division with an emphasis on video and social media http://t.co/nqMD6HKq 
 
The bad news: New report from Pew shows varying success in finding new digital revenues for news http://t.co/EA9cyltO 
 
4
Mar
To learn what works (quickly), Canada’s National Post dives deep into ebooks http://t.co/8eUTI2ne 
 
On the record with NPR chief Gary Knell: ‘Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere’ http://t.co/HcI8sWfX 
 
What kind of challenges does the L.A. Times face in creating a membership program? http://t.co/HsleJ6HS 
 
With new iPhone app, News.me moves toward a ‘purpose-built network’ for sharing news http://t.co/q1nuXoty 
 
The newsonomics of crossover http://t.co/MV2eaHWS 
 
From Salinas to Burlington: Can an army of paywalls big and small buoy Gannett? http://t.co/nnAqHc9x 
 
3
Mar
Miller-McCune embraces its West Coast roots and goes mainstream, relaunching as Pacific Standard http://t.co/KRuTuYsU 
 
New Knight News Challenge puts emphasis on pragmatists and builders http://t.co/qkHLO2LZ 
 
Hacker Monthly: It’s the best of the Internet, printed out, and it’s turning a profit http://t.co/BvyPBhPC 
 
Wadah Khanfar: A look inside Al Jazeera and the Arab media http://t.co/OvjFtXyc 
 
2
Mar
Ebooks are cheap, so why not make tons of them and see what works? http://t.co/8eUTI2ne 
 
A chat with NPR’s CEO: “Public radio’s gotta be a player. If we’re not on these platforms, we’re dead” http://t.co/HcI8sWfX 
 
MT @verge: Switching to iPads saves Vancouver (Wash.) $336 per device per year on data, decreases printing by 40% http://t.co/5kROkLux 
 
Great story of good old-fashioned reporting and the gutsy 24-year-old who uncovered the Sandusky scandal http://t.co/0Ja5DXnd 
 
Huh: Amazon will sell a series of ebooks outside the Kindle Store http://t.co/Sxw6RG1W 
 
How web content feels like an extreme hot dog-eating competition inside a dystopian terrordome http://t.co/GXYlOMMe 
 
NBC News is expanding… on radio http://t.co/L2R260P6 
 
Is a blog post without a link like Martin with no Gina? http://t.co/ucclEGpd via @Mediagazer 
 
NPR’s Danny Zwerdling on good tape and the “Robert Krulwich Moment” http://t.co/BULAYcaS as told by @bartona104 
 
Hey bookworms, @Slate is launching a monthly book review! http://t.co/FnnV1ASt 
 
RT @ShorensteinCtr: Great upcoming workshop on #crowdsourcing & reporting by @annieshreff Mon, March 5, 10 am: http://t.co/srD2NKjl 
 
Fail fast, keep experimenting: Canada’s National Post is pumping out ebooks http://t.co/8eUTI2ne 
 
We interview @NPRgaryknell for the first time since becoming CEO — about connected cars, funding threats, and more http://t.co/HcI8sWfX 
 
1
Mar
You have memberships for your gym, AAA and bacon of the month. What about membership for a newspaper? http://t.co/HsleJ6HS 
 
If publishers want to succeed they’ll need a killer crossover game of print, digital and more http://t.co/MV2eaHWS 
 
And here’s a link to those summer news-hacker internship at the Boston Globe’s @globelab via @marstall http://t.co/8UPrC6Jt 
 
RT @marstall: SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: The Boston Globe’s @GlobeLab is hiring 2-3 news-minded hackers to work on nextgen stuff this summer 
 
How @newsdotme wants to resurrect the spirit of Google News and build a social network around the news http://t.co/q1nuXoty 
 
The LA Times will offer readers memberships starting Monday. What will that look like? http://t.co/HsleJ6HS 
 
Twitter is selling data on its users. What you should know http://t.co/8zfzZlNJ 
 
The new head of the Yahoo Media Network talks about how the news operation is transforming http://t.co/QX8f4GPt