New French fad: co-opetition for ads. Picking the right word for Twitter, rockstars of #opengov, a how-to on college police beats, and a quick explainer on journalism today worth passing on.

<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tools &amp; Tactics</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Handbook about getting records out of college police departments, via @<a href="https://twitter.com/splc">splc</a> on @<a href="https://twitter.com/sunshinereview">sunshinereview</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23FOIAchat">#FOIAchat</a> <a href="http://t.co/aIgHdgY7" title="http://ow.ly/dnNtp">ow.ly/dnNtp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23FOIA">#FOIA</a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/242971537987227648" data-datetime="2012-09-04T13:05:03+00:00">September 4, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tips &amp; Techniques</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>What these journalists &amp; writers can teach us about engaging tweeting: <a href="http://t.co/Ntj0B7mB" title="http://goo.gl/vr5nj">goo.gl/vr5nj</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/poynter">poynter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23journalism">#journalism</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Twitter">#Twitter</a></p>&mdash; PIJ Foundation (@PIJF_au) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIJF_au/status/241288147877654528" data-datetime="2012-08-30T21:35:52+00:00">August 30, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Innovation &amp; Experiments</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>MT @<a href="https://twitter.com/marikalynch">marikalynch</a>: Communities map neighborhoods w/ balloons &amp; a kit that costs $200. <a href="http://t.co/mQ2eHS4I" title="http://kng.ht/NdcTT6">kng.ht/NdcTT6</a> via @<a href="https://twitter.com/sunfoundation">sunfoundation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23newschallenge">#newschallenge</a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/244057852661071872" data-datetime="2012-09-07T13:01:41+00:00">September 7, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Reports &amp; Articles</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>What's causing less accountable institutions &amp; more corruption? @<a href="https://twitter.com/stevenwaldman">stevenwaldman</a>'s video explains: <a href="http://t.co/fKhV4yC8" title="http://cjr.org/supportreporting/">cjr.org/supportreporti…</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23journo">#journo</a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/243395660676739072" data-datetime="2012-09-05T17:10:22+00:00">September 5, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">People &amp; Collaboration</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>"Four French lifestyle <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23publishers">#publishers</a> have joined forces to create a single online ad-buying exchange." @<a href="https://twitter.com/robertandrews">robertandrews</a> <a href="http://t.co/TtXRgrhD" title="http://ow.ly/dsOPV">ow.ly/dsOPV</a></p>&mdash; Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) <a href="https://twitter.com/Porter_Anderson/status/243108687391117313" data-datetime="2012-09-04T22:10:02+00:00">September 4, 2012</a></blockquote>
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