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Andrew Phelps    February 1, 2012
The Washington Post tries a new weapon to fight the trolls: humans
The newspaper is encouraging reporters to jump into the comment threads of their own stories, not hide from them.
LINK: The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists∞
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Joshua Benton    November 1, 2011
Three lessons news sites can take from the launch of The Verge
The new gadget site features big, bold visuals, room for community, and lots of structured data.
Megan Garber    July 5, 2011
With its newest round of Knight funding, DocCloud will figure out how to scale reader annotations
Alicia Shepard    June 17, 2011
Alicia Shepard: Anonymity allows “the loudest drunk at the bar” to dominate online conversations
Megan Garber    May 4, 2011
MIT management professor Tom Malone on collective intelligence and the “genetic” structure of groups
Justin Ellis    April 20, 2011
The writing on the wall: Why news organizations are turning to outside moderators for help with comments
Megan Garber    April 11, 2011
Film shoots to farmers markets: Users respond to Everyblock’s community-focused redesign
Mark Coddington    March 11, 2011
This Week in Review: NPR at a crossroads, hyperlocal’s personal issue, and keeping comments real
Mark Coddington    March 4, 2011
This Week in Review: Google’s content farm crackdown, Facebook’s new comments, more TBD lessons
Justin Ellis    February 9, 2011
NewsTrust Baltimore takes a local approach to media literacy and showcasing new journalism
Megan Garber    November 23, 2010
Catalysts: The Globe and Mail’s community brain trust
Megan Garber    November 16, 2010
NewsWorks: Back-to-the-future community news
Justin Ellis    November 15, 2010
Comments and free samples: How the Honolulu Civil Beat is trying to build an audience (and its name)
Justin Ellis    October 29, 2010
How does audience engagement work in the newsroom?
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