Links on Twitter: Obama administration’s support for shield law, Talking Points Memo’s new NewsStream, New York Times as light beams

Obama administration, supporting shield law, says definition of a journalist has been “much improved” http://tr.im/Eh10 (PDF) »

Is Google indexing comments on your site? How The Guardian made its comments system SEO-friendly http://tr.im/EeG4 »

RT @niemanstory: Stripping story to the bone: a look at Wired’s “Cutthroat Capitalism” http://bit.ly/VSsoG »

RT @joshtpm: New feature: TPM NewsStream http://bit.ly/1WPcd1 autoupdating, all network, best of TPM, w/topic areas »

The New York Times visualized as light beams on a multitouch table… or something http://tr.im/EeTf »

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.