Be a political ad watcher! Fall in love with data! Consider whether Twitter will help or hurt your political reporting! Plus shield laws and citizens, and rethinking local ads.

<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tools &amp; Tactics</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>'<a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23Twindex"><s>#</s><b>Twindex</b></a>' wants to gauge Election 2012's intensity: will it be successful? <a href="http://t.co/Fxa4aLqo" title="http://bit.ly/OYDmDA">bit.ly/OYDmDA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23politics"><s>#</s><b>politics</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23socialmedia"><s>#</s><b>socialmedia</b></a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/235375761169723393" data-datetime="2012-08-14T14:02:09+00:00">August 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tips &amp; Techniques</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Great tips for working with numbers in the news by Michael Blastland <a href="http://t.co/TDr1qoR2" title="http://ow.ly/cM3co">ow.ly/cM3co</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23ddj"><s>#</s><b>ddj</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23opendata"><s>#</s><b>opendata</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23media"><s>#</s><b>media</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23news"><s>#</s><b>news</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23ddjbook"><s>#</s><b>ddjbook</b></a></p>&mdash; DDJ (@ddjournalism) <a href="https://twitter.com/ddjournalism/status/232764349947719680" data-datetime="2012-08-07T09:05:20+00:00">August 7, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Innovation &amp; Experiments</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Independent <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23mybxb"><s>#</s><b>mybxb</b></a> publishers rethink approach to <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23local"><s>#</s><b>local</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23advertising"><s>#</s><b>advertising</b></a>.<a href="http://t.co/iCbXmTGd" title="http://bit.ly/P78Szm">bit.ly/P78Szm</a></p>&mdash; blockbyblock (@mybxb) <a href="https://twitter.com/mybxb/status/234978192291688448" data-datetime="2012-08-13T11:42:21+00:00">August 13, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Reports &amp; Articles</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>On acts of journalism, social media, credentialing, shield laws and press freedom <a href="http://t.co/9xNzyCVc" title="http://goo.gl/8k7DI">goo.gl/8k7DI</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/digiphile"><s>@</s><b>digiphile</b></a></p>&mdash; Jose Zamora (@jczamora) <a href="https://twitter.com/jczamora/status/234001405747265536" data-datetime="2012-08-10T19:00:57+00:00">August 10, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">People &amp; Collaboration</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Seeking Political Ad Sleuths <a href="http://t.co/U9dokEAE" title="http://shar.es/vKjwQ">shar.es/vKjwQ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/freepress"><s>@</s><b>freepress</b></a> &amp; allies work w/ colleges-Who’s behind political ads? via <a href="https://twitter.com/aderryberry"><s>@</s><b>aderryberry</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23jschool"><s>#</s><b>jschool</b></a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/235435944591900672" data-datetime="2012-08-14T18:01:18+00:00">August 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
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