Daily Must Reads, May 31, 2013

1. Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff (Chicago Tribune)

2. Attorney general to media re: AP phone snooping: I get it (Politico)

3. Netflix wants to spend up to 15 percent of its content cash on originals (paidContent)

4. How news companies can compete with companies like Google and Facebook for advertiser dollars (Nieman Lab)

5. Social media editor role is ‘more about an evolution than a contraction‘ (Poynter)

6. Citizen journalists expand coverage, create jobs for professional ones (The Economist)

7. Free is not a magic number: New trends in e-book pricing (paidContent)

8. Wikipedia introduces ‘Nearby’ for mobile, recommends articles based on location (The Verge)

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Julie Keck :Julie Keck is a social media consultant and filmmaker based in Chicago. She has spoken about social media engagement, crowdfunding, and film at SXSW, the University of Notre Dame, Columbia College, DePaul, the Chicago International Film Festival, and more. Julie is also the social media and newsletter editor for MediaShift. Play with her on Twitter at @kingisafink.

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