It’s not every day that a monkey falling in a pool and swiping grapefruits from a backyard tree shows up to break the pattern of conventional news. Poynter’s Bill Mitchell shares 6 tips from the ‘Monkey on the Loose’ story.
Follow Mumbai coverage via social media
Here’s a quick roundup of social media to check for updates and reactions, from Poynter Online.
Help redesign the Seattle Center
The Seattle Times is inviting readers to help design the Seattle Center of the future. The paper is soliciting ideas and says city officials are interested in the ideas and may incorporate them into a blueprint that will guide Seattle Center redevelopment over the next 20 to 30 years.
Why news organizations can police comments and not get sued
In this video and transcript, David Ardia, the director of the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard and the former assistant counsel for The Washington Post, explains Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and how it provides wide-ranging immunity to website publishers for what goes on in their comments.
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