Links on Twitter: Denton’s win, Twitter’s ad plan, NYT’s digital ad gains

John Cook on his return to Gawker: “I think Nick Denton is going to win the Internet.” http://nie.mn/aIWAMw

Valuable addition to @CJR: The Launch Pad asks new media publishers to blog about their startup experiences http://nie.mn/bgZTjC

“You might drop in to check out the blog and then ten minutes later find yourself reading an interview from 1978.” http://nie.mn/aYW8nI

.@Wikipedia has a new pilot feature inviting readers to offer feedback on article quality http://nie.mn/cYRe6n

Why is Facebook blue? Because Zuck is colorblind http://nie.mn/cvYQGN (via @on_the_media)

Thinking about starting your own nonprofit news org? Check out J-Lab’s step-by-step guide http://nie.mn/bieyTg

Twitter has plans to start showing you ads based on who you follow http://nie.mn/deDjng

NYT Co. expects digital advertising revenues to increase around 14% in Q3 http://nie.mn/coH2MR

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.