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Seeking “innovative,” “stable,” and “interested”: How The Markup and CalMatters matched up
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Feb. 9, 2009, 8:17 a.m.

Morning Links: February 9, 2009

— Jack Lail has a few brief videos from an ONA Nashville conference on comments and using social media as journalists.

— It’s a week old, but this Wall Street Journal article details what happens when a web site decides to give its audience the choice to turn off ads.

— Chris Anderson gives a preview of his upcoming book on business models based on free products.

Joshua Benton is the senior writer and former director of Nieman Lab. You can reach him via email (joshua_benton@harvard.edu) or Twitter DM (@jbenton).
POSTED     Feb. 9, 2009, 8:17 a.m.
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