The Knight Foundation is opening up its contest by changing its rules and shortening the gestation period for ideas.
In the (future of) news this week: Facebook, The New York Times, GigaOM, Hasselhoff? nie.mn/yrRbkW 
Links on Twitter: The Onion, Google News, and iPhones in j-school
Unlike other newspapers, The Onion makes slightly more revenue from digital than print http://tr.im/kKcL »
Google News clusters now include blogs, photos, and a separate area for local sources. Example: http://tr.im/kLCW »
Interesting data and tips on timing your email newsletter to optimize the open rate http://bit.ly/GNJVi »
How a 1918 Supreme Court case figures into The Associated Press’ current standoff with bloggers http://tr.im/kJw8 »
Missouri School of Journalism will require freshmen to buy an iPhone or iPod Touch for class http://bit.ly/ctigD »
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February 9, 2012
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