Links on Twitter: Reuters to roll out a morning show, NPR revamping its comments strategy, BU and Globe go hyperlocal together

Is the future of news college kids? Another university launches a hyperlocal project http://nie.mn/bgwHEb »

People “love to see themselves in the news, and for @CaliforniaWatch, that means covering what they’re invested in” http://nie.mn/cZDGIr »

Handy: Top 5 Android apps for journalists endorsed by @10000words http://nie.mn/9cXx7C »

Substitute “coffee drinks” for “news stories,” and… http://nie.mn/9BhQOR (via @romeneskoblogs) »

Many iPad users aren’t early tech adopters, an interesting challenge for designers http://nie.mn/cjfrW3 »

NPR hires help for online comments, may explore pre-moderating commenters http://nie.mn/dmnXDK »

Four public media outlets want to grow to 100 journalists per city within months http://nie.mn/bXhGMN »

Reuters.com to roll out a online video “morning show” http://nie.mn/amDfaB »

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.