Links on Twitter: Gawker crowdsources Russian translation of GQ article, the open-source digital camera, newsprint prices down 40% this year

GQ is trying to keep its bombshell Putin story out of Russia, so Gawker is crowdsourcing a translation http://tr.im/xTf7 »

Here’s one tool I never thought could go open-source: the digital camera http://tr.im/xTKK »

Vietnam arrests online journalists covering the government’s touchy relations with China http://tr.im/xSvS »

Forget newspaper companies. Pity the pulp and paper industry: Newsprint prices have dropped 40% this year http://tr.im/xSig »

Here are seven tools to superpower your browser for online reporting http://tr.im/xSfx »

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.