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    Archives: December 14, 2011

    Simon OwensDecember 14, 2011
    NPR’s StateImpact project explores regional topics through focused, data-driven journalism
    The network is taking the resources of a national news organization and applying them to the local level.
    In a week, Flipboard’s twice as big on iPhone as on iPad
    The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists
    Joshua BentonDecember 14, 2011
    Is it just 8,000-word epics that make people hit “Read Later”?
    Or are tools like Instapaper and Read It Later really just scratching an itch for time-shifted reading, whether those pieces are long or short?
    From Nieman Reports: In digital publishing, content drives length, not the other way around
    “Our idea was to create a new way for writers to be able to tell stories at what had always been considered a financially awkward length.” John Tayman
    UK journalists no longer need permission to tweet in court
    Bob Saget’s cellphone pics will now be distributed by AP
    A web-first politics site for NBC News: Vivian Schiller on the launch of NBCPolitics.com
    The site is less a companion to TV programming than a freestanding outlet, connected to the news operation rather than any one show. Justin Ellis
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