Back-to-basics tips, new digital training, both aim to help local newspapers. Can your news content go further in a ebook or enewsletter? And what does an "open internet" mean? Help define policy.

<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/07/now-available-for-download-nieman-lab-in-ebook-form/">Now available for download: Nieman Lab in ebook form</a>
Would Nieman’s new product strategy work for you? A “collected, collated package of news, commentary, and analysis” for people who don’t want to check a site daily or follow on Twitter.

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/business/media/news-corp-split-puts-new-pressure-on-papers.html?_r=1">News Corp. Split Adds to Pressure on Papers</a>
A case to watch: How will News Corp. newspapers manage the market disruption, now their buffer of “a vast and profitable entertainment empire” spins in a different direction?

<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/life-after-sopa-the-declaration-of-internet-freedom_b14158">The Declaration of Internet Freedom Wants Your Feedback</a>
What does an “open internet” mean for you and your work? FreePress wants a “public discussion” defining the term, and people to “remix it, fork it, change it.”

<a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/press-room/press-release/poynter-american-press-institute-and-knight-founda/">Poynter, American Press Institute and Knight Foundation team up to help newspapers with digital tools training</a>
Session sign-ups to watch for! New training for newspapers to “multiply their productivity and impact” and “develop a culture of innovation.”

<a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/07/05/the-future-of-media-and-forcing-new-content-into-old-models/">The future of media and forcing new content into old models</a>
A forward take on the Journatic controversy over bylines and remote “local” reporters. “Not ’pink slime,’ just a potential new model...Why not experiment with new forms?”

<a href="http://asia.cnet.com/groupon-opens-concept-store-in-singapore-62217478.htm">Groupon opens concept store in Singapore</a>
Remixing digital and physical, with customers in mind. The shop strategy “speaks to the huge priority we place on delivering convenience to our customers,” says Groupon Singapore CEO.

<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/jun/26/local-newspapers-digital-media ">Local news crisis: publishers and editors must get back to basics</a>
A favorable future seen for local newsprint: “The opportunity for local newspapers is as clear as it always was. It is only the effort and methods of delivery required that are different.”

<a href="http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/03/6-email-marketing-tools-for-hyperlocal-publishers/ ">6 Email Marketing Tools for Hyperlocal Publishers</a>
If daily emails of top stories are “an excellent solution for busy publishers looking to turn occasional readers into devoted fans,” here are useful leads to find a platform match for you.