Links on Twitter: Guardian releases blogging guidelines, NPR to add more statehouse journos, ad spending is up

Go ahead, steal some @propublica stories http://nie.mn/c9na8b »

Where can I buy a sweater like the one Elizabeth Edwards is wearing in this National Enquirer photo? http://nie.mn/deIu3f »

Overall ad spending is up 2.4 to 4% this year http://nie.mn/bVRB8E »

RT @marksluckie: WaPo has just launched Capitol Dish, a Groupon-like venture for getting deals on D.C. restaurants http://bit.ly/ddC1Ng »

Do you have the brilliant mind, heroic fortitude and incredible capacity for alcohol required to edit Newsweek? http://nie.mn/acyuWd »

NPR plans to add 100 more journalists to the business of covering state government http://nie.mn/byyGmT »

The Guardian’s blog/comment guidelines begin with "participate in conversations about our content" http://nie.mn/cpBp5Q »

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

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