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ICYMI: tweet chats|CJR

Twitter is useful for many things, but its 140-character limit means conversation isn’t easily one of them. That doesn’t mean people aren’t trying. Twitter live chats have sprung up over the past few years and are increasing in popularity, used by movies and businesses as a promotional tool or by communities to foster engagement. Basically, they’re a virtual mixer, stripped of most of the useless chatter.

Why do news orgs shell out for attention-grabbing gimmicks at political conventions?|Editors Weblog

Tale of the tape … so far|CJR

How journalists can take advantage of iPhone photography | Poynter.

Reddit gets an edit|CJR

In case you didn’t get it from President Obama’s site-crashing visit or Poynter’s four-times-tweeted since August 30 article that hailed the site as “the next thing [journalists] have to learn,” Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the Internet,” is kind of a big deal right now.

Journalism crash course in Jersey|CJR

Program shows young reporters the ropes, with an aim to “diversify college and professional newsrooms”

WSJ increases audiences' fly-on-wall access with WorldStream video platform|Editor Weblog

What “mobile first” means to BreakingNews.com|Knight Digital Media Center

Reaching mobile audiences takes thoughtful strategy and execution. Community and niche outlets, or any news startup, might take a page from how one national news curation site delivers mobile news.

Narrative Science, Newsblaster show that algorithm-writing articles have a key role to play in journalism's future|Editors Weblog

Covering the databases|CJR

Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging work in this area. Between the Spreadsheets is brought to you by CJR and Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism.

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