Tools to manage trolls, turning experts into journalists, and some evidence of the limits of sponsored content. Plus, how to consider news in subatomic particles.

<a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/10/15/circa-wants-to-rethink-the-news-at-a-sub-atomic-level/" target="_blank">Circa wants to rethink the way we consume the news on a sub-atomic level</a>
As news consumption shifts to mobile devices,  an experiment in repackaging  content to optimize reader desire.

<a href="http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/11/comment-voting-ars-technicas-new-solution-to-shills-and-kooks/" target="_blank">Comment Voting: Ars Technica’s new solution to shills and kooks</a>
Sick of bad apples trolling? Check out tech-oriented website Ars Technica’s comment voting system, a tool to separate the good from the rotten.

<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/robert-steiner-in-toronto-were-dumping-the-j-school-model-to-produce-a-new-kind-of-reporter/" target="_blank">Robert Steiner: In Toronto, we’re dumping the j-school model to produce a new kind of reporter</a>
Teaching subject experts journalism instead of the other way around as a way to deepen news and spread knowledge. A model for publications to tap and train their own local expertise?

<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/how-to-make-your-journalism-project-succeed-on-kickstarter/?fromfloater" target="_blank">How to make your journalism project succeed on Kickstarter</a>
Considering Kickstarter? Read this deep and practical assessment of specific challenges journalism projects face, plus tricks to ratchet up your chances of success.

<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/capitalist_content_j7CE4HNCKlYRrUlhjcgLtL" target="_blank">Capitalist content: Forbes’ ad-sponsored stories stir controversy</a>
In the search for new revenue partnerships, Forbes pushes the envelope on advertiser-sponsored stories , and learns controversy can come with cash.

<a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/career-development/ask-the-recruiter/190840/live-chat-today-the-skills-you-need-to-become-a-better-multimedia-journalist/" target="_blank">The skills you need to become a better multimedia journalist</a>
Ball State professor Jennifer George-Palilonis offers useful tips on tools, workflow and collaborative efforts needed to transform into a multimedia reporter.