The Ticker: Tweet for charity; Fairchild layoffs; Pitching consumers…

San Francisco Chronicle: Social network updates a friend to charities

Advertising Age: As Media Market Shrinks, PR Passes Up Reporters, Pitches Directly to Consumers

Editor & Publisher: When Economy Rebounds–What’s Next for Newspapers? Tough Choices Await

PRWeek.com: Facebook hires Noyes for new public policy comms position

New York Post: Carter’s chutzpah; Vanity Fair boss gets sun as staff gets burned (Conde Nast layoffs extend to Fairchild)

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Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.