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June 14, 2011, 6 p.m.

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"If investigative journalists don’t explain the impact of their work, who will?" http://nie.mn/jwo8HS »

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Iceland is crowdsourcing suggestions for its new constitution. Using Facebook. (via @onthemedia) http://nie.mn/kgJX2x »

3 months ago, Rockville Central went Facebook-only. What it’s learned so far: http://nie.mn/kzCWIs »

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How to write about slow-moving stories http://nie.mn/izvGt8 »

Is real-time reporting the new "first rough draft of history"? http://nie.mn/jUFgyJ »

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