This week the world watched the last US troops leave Iraq, saw a Saudi prince reveal a $300M investment in Twitter, and got a new FCC push to loosen cross-media ownership rules.

<h4>Tools &amp; Tactics</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>5 compelling case studies: B2B <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523publishers">#publishers</a> learn to succeed <a href="http://t.co/FNobw6ZL" title="http://bit.ly/syx4eE">bit.ly/syx4eE</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/Cygnusb2b">Cygnusb2b</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/byte">byte</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/TMN_TechMedia">TMN_TechMedia</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/techweb">techweb</a>)</p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/150274982340079616" data-datetime="2011-12-23T18:02:02+00:00">December 23, 2011</a></blockquote>
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<h4>Tips &amp; Techniques</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Great <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523journalism">#journalism</a> research tips here from @<a href="https://twitter.com/BarbGray">BarbGray</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/cunyjschool">cunyjschool</a> : <a href="http://t.co/fRrSOI1K" title="http://journalistsresource.org/reference/research/research-chat-cunys-barbara-gray/">journalistsresource.org/reference/rese…</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/cunygsjresearch">cunygsjresearch</a></p>&mdash; Journalist'sResource (@JournoResource) <a href="https://twitter.com/JournoResource/status/148845636530348032" data-datetime="2011-12-19T19:22:19+00:00">December 19, 2011</a></blockquote>
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<h4>Innovations &amp; Experiments</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT @<a href="https://twitter.com/ONA">ONA</a> Ideas from the Digital Diversity Summit on challenges of reporting in the digital age: <a href="http://t.co/Hwtuw4k6" title="http://bit.ly/vFjp97">bit.ly/vFjp97</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523digdiv">#digdiv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523mediadiversity">#mediadiversity</a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/149897369465532418" data-datetime="2011-12-22T17:01:32+00:00">December 22, 2011</a></blockquote>
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<h4>Reports &amp; Articles</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523Hyperlocal">#Hyperlocal</a> industry set for hyper-speed change-a compressed version of 200+ years of <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523journalism">#journalism</a>, says @<a href="https://twitter.com/sean_branagan">sean_branagan</a> <a href="http://t.co/JVYIk44i" title="http://bit.ly/ujtYzc">bit.ly/ujtYzc</a></p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/149913098034221056" data-datetime="2011-12-22T18:04:02+00:00">December 22, 2011</a></blockquote>
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<h4>People &amp; Collaboration</h4>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>December's Carnival of <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523Journalism">#Journalism</a>: <a href="http://t.co/87kvb3QR" title="http://bit.ly/sF637s">bit.ly/sF637s</a> Wishlists of <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523developers">#developers</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523journalists">#journalists</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523jcarn">#jcarn</a> (via @<a href="https://twitter.com/digidave">digidave</a>)</p>&mdash; AccelerateJournalism (@journaccel) <a href="https://twitter.com/journaccel/status/150622765504937985" data-datetime="2011-12-24T17:04:00+00:00">December 24, 2011</a></blockquote>
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