Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – network on Twitter

Twitter groups: Think about joining relevant groups on Twitter to find relevant follows for productive conversations. Try out this group for journalists or this one for online journalists. Tipster: Judith Townend.

To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link – we will pay a fiver for the best ones published.

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Pharmalot: Pharmalot blogger closes site, leaves Star-Ledger

Ed Silverman, the blogger behind successful newspaper blog Pharmalot, has taken a redundancy package from owners The Star-Ledger and will shutter the site. Full story…

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MediaPost: ‘My Last Column On The Newspaper Industry’

MediaPost’s Dave Morgan will no longer devote his column to newspapers, saying he no longer believes the industry is relevant to the future and all things digital.

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Brand Republic: Nokia launches new content sites

‘Here and Now’ channel will sit within existing Nokia portal and syndicate world news, music and celebrity content from publishers including Reuters and Rolling Stone. Full story…

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The Media Business: Consumers see the true picture when ads disappear

The downturn in newspaper advertising is giving consumers a clearer picture of what they are getting in their paper: more wire copy, less quality editorial, argues Robert G. Picard. Full story…

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Ulken.com: Exploring data at the New York Times

As part of his newsroom tour, Eric Ulken visits the New York Times to discuss data, programmer-journalists and newsroom organisation with the Times’ Aron Pilhofer. Full story…

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HuffPost: What Google Can Do for Journalism

Dan Froomkin suggests seven ways Google could help journalism (if it really cared). Full story…

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NUJ Release: Thomson Reuters employees reject next year’s pay offer

“Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at Thomson Reuters have rejected the company’s 2009/10 pay offer and are urging it to drop its attempts to impose a draconian performance pay regime on staff,” the NUJ reports. Full release…

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NUJ Release: Newsquest to axe editor and 13 editorial jobs at Colchester Gazette

Newsquest has told staff that it wants to axe the position of editor and up to 13 editorial jobs on the Colchester Gazette, and will move management and subbing of the paper to Basildon – 40 miles away.  Full release…

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CNN: Zimbabwe demands $36,000 fee from journalists

CNN reports that the Zimbabwean government is demanding that foreign journalists pay a combined annual licence fee of $36,000 to practice journalism in its country. This appears to be supported by a story in the Zimbabwe Times. Full story…

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