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Jan. 7, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Lessons of the homeless announcer video, HuffPo criticized for new Facebook feature and “Why wasn’t I consulted?”

A Storified look at the struggles of new media organizations to get press credentials http://nie.mn/hlF70o »

Help On the Media find which senator killed the whistleblower protection act last month http://nie.mn/dJstwz »

Examining how the Telegraph (UK) uses SEO and analysis in its editorial strategy http://nie.mn/f06xHC »

The lesson from the homeless announcer video? Newspapers, stop thinking like portals. http://nie.mn/fTOg8d »

Online comments, maybe it’s a design issue, not a behavioral one, says @cshirky http://nie.mn/g9rxhE »

Follow the (guy with) the money: Meet the Lobbyist Tracker, the latest tool from @SunFoundation http://nie.mn/hXKRvm »

Fantastic job opportunity for digital media junkies: @AP is hiring a DME to run its Nerve Center in NYC http://nie.mn/hk7GiB »

Always good to know: Four free data tools for journalists http://nie.mn/gnkNE0 »

"Why wasn’t I consulted," or, why the web is a customer-service medium http://nie.mn/e5TvqA »

Stay by your inbox: First round Knight News Challenge decisions are coming out http://nie.mn/fqiMA0 »

The Atlantic made a profit for the first time in a decade. http://nie.mn/gEOgOI »

Will Quora’s recent explosion hurt its credibility (and longevity?) http://nie.mn/eJDkQT »

HuffPo’s new Facebook-recommendation engine was not a hit with readers http://nie.mn/gvo1Ql »

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