Links on Twitter: News Corp., Senate hearing, 50 most-popular newspaper blogs

News Corp. has assembled a “global team” to explore models for paid content. They’re focused on hardware http://tr.im/kDqA »

At today’s #futurej hearing, Sen. Kerry will say non-profit news orgs should get Capitol Hill credentials http://tr.im/kFbO »

Here’s the Center for Independent Media’s two-page briefing on the press credentials issue http://tr.im/kFPP (pdf) #futurej »

37 must-read blogs for data and visualization geeks or, really, anyone who’s seen a spreadsheet http://tr.im/kDsv »

The 50 most-popular newspaper blogs (NY Times has 22 of them) http://tr.im/kGPH »

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.