A new tool to track hot topics, looking for newsrooms to test. Learn to add GIFs to your reports and love it! Where to find political ad spending now it's online, and urging j-schools to change.

<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tools &amp; Tactics</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>NewsWhip Spike: A powerful tool for tracking the world’s top trending news stories <a href="http://t.co/WSt37xxD" title="http://tnw.to/i2xr">tnw.to/i2xr</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/psawers"><s>@</s><b>psawers</b></a></p>&mdash; The Next Web (@TheNextWeb) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNextWeb/status/231700292033466369" data-datetime="2012-08-04T10:37:09+00:00">August 4, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Tips &amp; Techniques</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>How journalists can take advantage of animated GIFs in their storytelling <a href="http://t.co/WTRUWtJA" title="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/183802/what-journalists-need-to-know-about-animated-gifs-really/">poynter.org/how-tos/newsga…</a></p>&mdash; OR Magazine (@ORmagazine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ORmagazine/status/233674944259694592" data-datetime="2012-08-09T21:23:42+00:00">August 9, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Innovation &amp; Experiments</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The Future Of News: New Startups Like NewsCred, NewsLook And Upworthy Are Succeeding At Syndication <a href="http://t.co/IBNEKwi8" title="http://buff.ly/PzBrB5">buff.ly/PzBrB5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23journalism"><s>#</s><b>journalism</b></a></p>&mdash; J Hamilton-Mascioli (@jason_hamiltonm) <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_hamiltonm/status/232613285348913153" data-datetime="2012-08-06T23:05:03+00:00">August 6, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">Reports &amp; Articles</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>-- TV political ad spending now available online: <a href="http://t.co/QxlQ1M9E" title="http://is.gd/d5nMfj">is.gd/d5nMfj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/brhook"><s>@</s><b>brhook</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fcc"><s>@</s><b>fcc</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sunfoundation"><s>@</s><b>sunfoundation</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23TV"><s>#</s><b>TV</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23broadcasting"><s>#</s><b>broadcasting</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23political"><s>#</s><b>political</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23ads"><s>#</s><b>ads</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23data"><s>#</s><b>data</b></a></p>&mdash; Brian R. Hook (@BRHook) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRHook/status/231483319387308032" data-datetime="2012-08-03T20:14:58+00:00">August 3, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="color: #469ced;">People &amp; Collaboration</span></h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>An Open Letter to America's University Presidents <a href="http://t.co/uAzjs5hl" title="http://www.knightfoundation.org/press-room/other/open-letter-americas-university-presidents/">knightfoundation.org/press-room/oth…</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/knightfdn"><s>@</s><b>knightfdn</b></a></p>&mdash; Kelly Fincham (@kellyfincham) <a href="https://twitter.com/kellyfincham/status/232505894603210755" data-datetime="2012-08-06T15:58:19+00:00">August 6, 2012</a></blockquote>
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