Links on Twitter: TPM’s hiring, Kurtz leaves WaPo for Daily Beast, marijuana offers new revenue stream for newspapers

Colorado Springs Independent hires new reporter, promotes three staffers, thanks to medical marijuana ads http://nie.mn/9foxqF

Old media to new: Howard Kurtz signs on to the Daily Beast http://nie.mn/bkZtmC

More Political Punch: Jake Tapper will host weekly webcast on ABCNews.com http://nie.mn/c9ijkv

In a mobile TV for smartphone test users said they want live, local news http://nie.mn/cIDXA1

We’ll be chatting with @nickbilton about journalism, biz models, and his great new book later this week. Have a question for him? @ us!

So what’s .@marcoarment working on now? Instapaper rolls out $1/month subscriptions http://nie.mn/9lI0cS

Hulu CEO to mag publishers: “Content is discretionary, so you better focus on convenience” http://nie.mn/bo1yHS

Know a great reporter TPM should snap up? Let @joshtpm know http://nie.mn/ahCWcz

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.