1. How Breaking News notifies users of news stories before they become big (Joseph Lichtenstein / Nieman Lab)
2. ChariPick counts on the ‘instant gratification of giving’ for users (Megan Graham / Chicago Tribune)
3. Online paywall builders Piano Media and Tinypass merge (Peter Kafka / Re/code)
4. How to use Facebook’s mystifying privacy settings (Gordon Gottsegen / Wired)
5. Rogue drones a growing nuisance across the U.S. (Craig Whitlock / Washington Post)
6. Can NPR seize its moment? (Joe Pompeo / Politico)