Why is it proving hard to come up with strong candidates to lead The New York Times Co.? A few possibilities — some serious, some whimsical.
Patch will cut staff, start producing more “easy, quick-hitting, cookie-cutter copy” nie.mn/zhfGTg 
Links on Twitter: Dallas Morning News talks paywall, video tool increases views, set aside time for a TED talk
You’ll want to set time aside to watch this TED/@mccandelish video on the beauty of dataviz. Trust us. http://nie.mn/cXCKaV »
The visualization of sound: very cool project sono-maps New York City (via @brainpicker) http://nie.mn/acU8uE »
Watch out Tucker Carlson: Glenn Beck hires Breitbart alum to run his new news site http://nie.mn/clCMc3 »
Video recommendation tool Taboola gives publishers a 100% to 500% “uplift” in video views http://nie.mn/csqRq3 »
The Dallas Morning News considers moving staff reports, Cowboy news behind a paywall http://nie.mn/c2AgK5 »
Want to eavesdrop on smarties discussing the ins-and-outs of local news? Check the convo btw @michelemclellan @chanders http://nie.mn/cYELIX »
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February 2, 2012
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