Links on Twitter: Dealing with local advertisers, the freemium business model, how Salon greeted Slate in 1996

Great interview with West Seattle Blog, a hyperlocal success story, on how they work with local advertisers http://tr.im/r3KF »

Talking Points Memo gets its first outside funding: a six-figure investment by some venture capitalists http://tr.im/r7xo »

On penguins and the freemium model for news http://tr.im/r3PG Roundup of reactions to @chr1sa‘s “Free” http://tr.im/r3Q3 »

Washington Post salonnière @ezraklein ruminates on the best way for his paper to host conferences http://tr.im/r3MG »

Behind launch of @Mediaite, “bootstrappy” media blog: @fimoculous explains horizontal design, slanted voice http://tr.im/r3Cp »

How Salon greeted Slate’s arrival in 1996 http://tr.im/r8Iy Critical of now-standard “meta-commentary,” summary (via http://tr.im/r8Pl) »

Sarah Scire

Seeking “innovative,” “stable,” and “interested”: How The Markup and CalMatters matched up

Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet.”

Jonathan Stray

“Objectivity” in journalism is a tricky concept. What could replace it?

“For a long time, ‘objectivity’ packaged together many important ideas about truth and trust. American journalism has disowned that brand without offering a replacement.”

Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.