Links on Twitter: Clicker picks up $11 million, one third of Americans aren’t online, FT tightens its paywall

Startup news site Oakland Local saw traffic increase last month after posting more local itemshttp://j.mp/bhmis0 »

FT tightens a paywall loophole, announcing a new limit on free stories readers can view via Google to five per day http://j.mp/aqyPmB »

Designer for Bonnier skeptical of “metaphorical page turning” for iPad. Successful digital content uses scrolling http://j.mp/cOmVSU »

Nearly a third of Americans aren’t online. 41% of dial-up users cite cost as reason they’re not on broadband http://j.mp/aHSlBQ »

Internet programming guide Clicker, the first to catalog all broadcast quality online video, picks up $11 million http://j.mp/dt1Akf »

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.