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Saturday May 18, 2013

7 Ways to Get More Retweets

Digital media pros give tips on how journalists and news orgs can make each tweet count.

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Friday May 17, 2013

Layoffs at the Village Voice; Cuts at Patch

rd100.gifLayoffs hit the Village Voice, Patch restructures and the New York Post tries to reduce staff through buyouts.

Revolving Door Newsletter: 05.17.13

Star EIC: 'Us Weekly is the biggest culprit of hypocrisy'

Star's James Heidenry tells how the pub is taking on its biggest rivals and reveals which celebrity scoops he's sitting on.

So What Do You Do, James Heidenry, Editor-in-Chief of Star?

7 Grammar and Copy Mistakes Almost Every Writer Makes

Make your stories red-pen proof by eliminating these common copy errors.

AvantGuild7 Grammar and Copy Mistakes Almost Every Writer Makes

How To Shape a Nonfiction Book Proposal

lovealgorithms.jpegGot an idea for a nonfiction book? In this encore edition of the Morning Media Menu, we spoke with Dan Slater, author of Love in the Time of Algorithms: What Technology Does to Meeting and Mating.

The journalist shared tips for other writers hoping to pitch a nonfiction project and discussed how the art of dating has changed in our digital world. If you want more guidance, you can read excerpts from the interview.

Press play below to listen on SoundCloud. Click here to receive Mediabistro's Daily Newsfeed via email. The show was hosted by GalleyCat editor Jason Boog. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Mediabistro Covers Google I/O Conference

coverletterfails.jpgMediabistro is at Google's annual I/O Conference in San Francisco where the tech giant revealed how its groundbreaking Glass product was created.

Designing Google Glass (SocialTimes)

Congress Presses Google on Privacy Issues Related to Glass (SocialTimes)

Elle Launches Google Glass App (FishbowlNY)

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Editors at this wedding pub rely on freelancers to be their "eyes and ears" in the field.

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Morning Media Newsfeed: Yahoo! Eyes Tumblr, Post Buys Out Veterans, Miami Herald Moves

New York Post buyouts focus on older reporters, Zinio moves to a Netflix model, and rumor has it Marissa Mayer is about to make a game-changing acquisition.

Morning Media Newsfeed: 05.17.13

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Revolving Door Newsletter: 05.17.13
Layoffs at the Village Voice; Cuts at Patch

Latest News as of Tuesday, May 21, 11:47AM

Jackie Turnure has been named VP, Los Angeles, at Think Jam. She had been head of production at Fourth Wall Studios. (release)

Adam May has been named national correspondent at Al Jazeera America. He had been anchor and reporter at WJZ in Baltimore. (TVSpy)

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