Links on Twitter: Read Write Web is hiring, scraping data without skills, LOLcat king talks memes

LOLCat King: “Communities where there is a high level of interaction and remixing” are where long-lasting memes are born http://j.mp/9efhgn »

How to scrape data from websites without programming skills http://j.mp/boXKrd »

What happened to the story I saw before Slate’s homepage blew up? Mystery solved http://j.mp/9y55t7 »

Are news consumers still engaged in the Gulf oil spill story? Traffic to primary source sites suggests, yes http://j.mp/d0eWDM »

Words nerds like on Twitter (apps, review, poll), don’t fly with mainstream Facebook users http://j.mp/c9tvHY »

Media and tech blog @ReadWriteWeb is hiring writers: send 3 clips (prefer online) to editor@readwriteweb.com »

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.