The Twitter conversion of a local news anchor, when editors beat algorithms, dissecting the value of content subscriptions, and what journos really should know about the business they're in.

<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/silver-fish-handcatch-detroit-anchor-uses-twitter-to-engage-tv-audience_b71090" target="_blank">‘Silver Fish Handcatch!’: Detroit Anchor Uses Twitter To Engage TV Audience</a>

Many news outlets use social media like Facebook or Twitter to connect with their audience. But a Detroit TV anchor "may have found a way to translate those clicks and tweets into viewership."

<a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/11/29/techmeme-founder-give-me-human-editors-and-the-new-york-times/" target="_blank">Techmeme founder: Give me human editors and the New York Times</a>

For any journalist worried about being replaced by cyborgs: Tech guru Gabe Rivera pushes algorithms to shape news coverage but says audiences respond to a human editor's touch.

<a href="http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/symbolia.php" target="_blank">Hello to Symbolia: New iPad-only comics journalism magazine launches today</a>

Looking for new ways to draw an audience? Symbolia went iPad-only to cover serious news by serious graphic artists. Can you fit this in your media landscape?

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<a href="http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2012-12-05/the-science-of-subscription" target="_blank">The science of content subscriptions: Understanding lifetime customer value and price power</a>

Will online subscriptions save you? Think long term: each new subscriber doesn't create profit overnight. This breaks down the recoup costs.

<a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/career-development/196857/why-journalists-should-explore-the-business-side-of-the-newsroom/" target="_blank">Why journalists should explore the business side of news</a>

Journalists have contributed much to the technological advancements of the field over the past decade, but why aren't journos on the cutting edge of business advancements, too?

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<a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2012/12/6768391/tabloid-photographers-defend-colleague-who-snapped-post-subway-horror-" target="_blank">Tabloid photographers defend colleague who snapped 'Post' subway horror shot</a>

Add to your thinking or newsroom discussion about the infamous NY Post photo of a man about to be hit by a train these views of veteran photogs defending the shot and publication.