When NPR shared links to KPLU stories on its Facebook page — only visible to people in the Seattle area — the station’s website got record traffic.
In the (future of) news this week: Facebook, The New York Times, GigaOM, Hasselhoff? nie.mn/yrRbkW 
Links on Twitter: Court rules metadata is public record, Senate shield law would cover amateurs, Twitter lists galore
Awesome, important: State court rules that “metadata attached to public records is itself a public record” http://tr.im/DA63 »
MinnPost has 168,000 monthly visitors and considers 25,000 of them “our true regulars” http://tr.im/DzWY »
In reversal, Senate’s shield law would cover amateur journalists http://tr.im/DBqH But House’s version only covers pros. »
Another step into the mainstream: Talking Points Memo joins the White House press pool http://tr.im/DAWK »
“I love computers and robots, but I love humans even more” — @anildash on Twitter lists and curation http://tr.im/DCfS »
In picking lists to follow http://twitter.com/NiemanLab/lists I’m keeping in mind that journalists are only a slice of the news future. »
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February 10, 2012
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