Twitter's new, unscientific political pulse, inspiration in the origins of Radio Lab, practical ad tools, verification virtues, and a thick journalism blogroll to help refresh your reading list.

<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tools &amp; Tactics</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Twitter measures the mood of the nation with the <a href="https://twitter.com/twitter"><s>@</s><b>twitter</b></a> Political Index | <a href="http://t.co/rIz68QMN" title="http://bit.ly/Qf83og">bit.ly/Qf83og</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23socialmedia"><s>#</s><b>socialmedia</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23politics"><s>#</s><b>politics</b></a></p>&mdash; Stephen Vujevich (@PRKingGarage) <a href="https://twitter.com/PRKingGarage/status/230719717495676928" data-datetime="2012-08-01T17:40:41+00:00">August 1, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tips &amp; Techniques</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>100 Best Blogs for <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Journalism"><s>#</s><b>Journalism</b></a> Students <a href="http://t.co/0nrVad6h" title="http://bit.ly/T6vrnZ">bit.ly/T6vrnZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23jschool"><s>#</s><b>jschool</b></a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/231903637478203393" data-datetime="2012-08-05T00:05:10+00:00">August 5, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Innovation &amp; Experiments</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/jadabumrad"><s>@</s><b>jadabumrad</b></a> on storytelling, the adventurous <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23journalism"><s>#</s><b>journalism</b></a> "gut churn," &amp; how <a href="https://twitter.com/radiolab"><s>@</s><b>radiolab</b></a> started: <a href="http://t.co/nS2dPqZV" title="http://bit.ly/MNf3HS">bit.ly/MNf3HS</a> (via <a href="https://twitter.com/transom_org"><s>@</s><b>transom_org</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/otm"><s>@</s><b>otm</b></a>)</p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/229653914939695105" data-datetime="2012-07-29T19:05:34+00:00">July 29, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Reports &amp; Articles</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Data Integrity and Presentation — Journalism, Verification, Skepticism, and the Age of Haste « The Scholarly Kitchen <a href="http://t.co/77Ibfx8Z" title="http://ow.ly/cGJR7">ow.ly/cGJR7</a></p>&mdash; Digital Journalism (@mututemple) <a href="https://twitter.com/mututemple/status/231038172463783936" data-datetime="2012-08-02T14:46:07+00:00">August 2, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">People &amp; Collaboration</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>On Street Fight: 7 Mobile Ad Networks for Local Publishers <a href="http://t.co/XRhF0n7D" title="http://bit.ly/OyuHZp">bit.ly/OyuHZp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/xad"><s>@</s><b>xad</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vervewireless"><s>@</s><b>vervewireless</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/admob"><s>@</s><b>admob</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chitika"><s>@</s><b>chitika</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sensenetworks"><s>@</s><b>sensenetworks</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/inmobi"><s>@</s><b>inmobi</b></a></p>&mdash; Street Fight (@streetfightmag) <a href="https://twitter.com/streetfightmag/status/230309807641468929" data-datetime="2012-07-31T14:31:51+00:00">July 31, 2012</a></blockquote>
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