The New York Times appointed a new social media editor - Jennifer Preston -  this week. On Twitter suggestions for how the NYT should use Twitter poured in. Here are ten of the best suggestions she received:

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I want to share with you this interesting video with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, in which he discusses the future of news and how journalism is transforming. Rusbridger has been a driving force behind making The Guardian a leader online.

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I consume online news in four different ways.  And I think any news site should make sure their content is good for all of them.

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Here is Living Room 2.0 - New York Times‘ vision of how the news site content on the work on your living room wall. It is another video which Nieman Journalism Lab has recorded from the R&D Group at New York Times. Some great and fascinating experiments here. Also find the video “The future of advertising”. Read more at Nieman Journalism Lab.

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This video shows how the New York Times is envisioning how its content can be shuffled across multiple devices. Through an application called CustomTimes they plan for the user to be able to switch between a tablet, television or even watching the content in the car. Really fascinating!

This is the second video in a series from Nieman Journalism Lab. You find a lot more information on their site.

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Here is a fascinating video from New York Times R&D group about how they look at the future of news. The video has been produced by Nieman Journalism Lab. You can read much more at their site. Recommended.

New York Times R&D Group: Newspaper 2.0 from Nieman Journalism Lab on Vimeo.

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Why I would worry if I was a book publisher

May 10, 2009

There has been a lot of discussion about the decline of newspapers and the challenges of record companies. But what about book publishers? After testing an e-reader for the last week I see plenty of reasons why book publishers should worry about their future.

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The new skills for online journalists

April 14, 2009

What are the qualities editors should look for when hiring online reporters? Here is an interesting interview Nieman Journalism Lab did with Alan Murray, executive editor of the The Wall Street Journal Online. Speed, marketing, audience-building and tweeting are some of the skills mentioned.

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Against the wall: Fighting to own the news

April 11, 2009

Media leaders want to take steps to “protect news content online”. It is a fight against the wall. Media’s former monopoly role as gate keepers is gone long time ago. Now is the time to open up.

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5 great tools to add interactivity to news sites

March 29, 2009

News sites need to communicate with their readers. Here are 5 great tools that will help you cover the news in a much more dynamic way. All of them have one thing in common: They are extremely easy to implement - even if you have no skills in programming.

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