Links on Twitter: “Must-read” critique of remnant advertising, women who tweet about online journalism, fairly brilliant CAPTCHA advertising

Gawker’s Nick Denton calls this post, which critiques remnant advertising, a “must-read for web publishers” http://tr.im/x9ry »

Women who tweet about online journalism? There are plenty, and here are 20 http://tr.im/xanN »

Did @AdrianHolovaty try selling EveryBlock to a newspaper? “The band is not planning to tour in Portugal” http://tr.im/xa44 »

The pulp and paper industry launches a PR offensive claiming that newsprint is environmentally friendly http://tr.im/xcvu »

Online advertising is expected to grow 35% to 40% in the Middle East this yearhttp://tr.im/x9wu »

If we have to live with CAPTCHAs, might as well make them ads? Get ready for: “Type product name” http://tr.im/xaUz »

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.