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Nov. 4, 2009, 7:09 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Chicago Tribune’s social media traffic, Schumer expects shield law to cover amateurs, S.F. Chronicle’s new “supercalendered groundwood” pages

Social media sites account for 10% of the Chicago Tribune’s traffic. Half of that is from Digg http://tr.im/E8iw »

Take a look around MSN’s new, whitespace-friendly homepage. More interesting: it has a “local edition” http://tr.im/E8lD »

Sen. Schumer’s rep says they “fully expect” shield law that reaches Obama’s desk will cover amateurs http://tr.im/E8vX »

What’s a former WSJ investigative reporter up to? Oh, just some detective work for an exiled sheik http://tr.im/E8Ff »

The Wall Street Journal’s new San Francisco edition, debuting tomorrow in print, is live online http://wsj.com/sf »

For pulp and paper nerds: SF Chronicle’s new glossy pages will be printed on “supercalendered groundwood” http://tr.im/EanM »

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Journalists fight digital decay
“Physical deterioration, outdated formats, publications disappearing, and the relentless advance of technology leave archives vulnerable.”
A generation of journalists moves on
“Instead of rewarding these things with fair pay, job security and moral support, journalism as an industry exploits their love of the craft.”
Prediction markets go mainstream
“If all of this sounds like a libertarian fever dream, I hear you. But as these markets rise, legacy media will continue to slide into irrelevance.”