Links on Twitter: Raises for web producers, AOL goes hyperlocal, Google Fusion Tables

Biggest salary increase at newspapers last year was among web producers, who saw a 13% bump http://tr.im/oadX »

AOL buys hyperlocal news startup Patch in a seven-figure deal (also, Going, which does event listings) http://tr.im/obob »

Thanks for your great theories earlier on j-school grads getting journalism jobs! Here’s what you said: http://ff.im/3RmaV »

Why revealing an anonymous commenter’s identity caused such a stir at the National Review http://tr.im/o9AJ »

“I’m not sure we realized what we had.” USA Today publisher regrets not charging for iPhone app http://tr.im/obDR »

Checking out the new Google Fusion Tables for data storage and visualizations http://tr.im/o9Tz »

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.