Links on Twitter: Techdirt’s voluntary payment system, redesigning NPR.org, booze you can use

Techdirt’s voluntary payment system is keeping the site profitable. Most give $35 for a book and T-shirt http://tr.im/yEQ9 »

From sketches in a Moleskine notebook to wireframes: redesigning NPR.org http://tr.im/yH9a (HT @A_L) »

NY Times Co. touts print strategy but adds, “we are a news company, not a newspaper company.” Internal memo http://tr.im/yF1Y »

Booze you can use: After NYT and WSJ wine clubs, Men’s Health releases iPhone app that locates nearest bar http://tr.im/yH7e »

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.