Links on Twitter: The AP’s bold stance on copyright, what the New York Times might charge for, new revenue streams for Voice of San Diego

The Associated Press comes out and says it: They think a headline and link require a license http://tr.im/tQmL »

Newsroom tours, backstories, tote bags, and an early look at the news: What the NY Times might charge for http://tr.im/tUhm »

To wean off foundation support, Voice of San Diego mulls syndication, paid obituaries, for-hire reporting http://tr.im/tTpa »

Sure, those Guardian and Salon links helped. But @jeffsonderman‘s post spread furthest with Twitter http://tr.im/tQTs »

Weekend viewing: NYT’s Khoi Vinh presents, “Everything I know about design I learned in the nineties” http://tr.im/tUCz »

Have a great weekend, everyone! Here are my 40 most-recent links ranked by your clickshttp://nieman.40twits.com »

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.