Paywalls may be starting to pay off

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Digital-only and hybrid digital-print subscriptions drove up total newspaper circulation revenue by 5 percent in 2012, according to a report released this week by the Newspaper Assn. of America. It marked the first circulation gains in a decade, and hinted that the industry’s adoption of website paywalls is starting to pay off.

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Community engagement goes global, or How to host a conversation in four different languages

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Community engagement is the media buzz word du jour, but how do you host a discussion when residents don’t speak the same language?

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Copy-paste journalism wants to be free

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If information wants to be free, then stop making copies and find a way to add value to your news product.

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