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January 18, 2012

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Here's what Trib Nation has cooking on Facebook: More conversations about the stories behind covering the news. Talk with us, and one another. We like staying in touch. The anonymous correspondent in Syria Bruce McLeod explains why one of our reporters in Syria is credited only as "A Special Correspondent." Trib Nation's "snow and tell" photos When snow fell, Trib Nation rallied with digital photos tweeted with the hashtag "#SnowNTell." This gallery resulted. We pulled Sunday's cruise guide ... ...and replaced it with a feature on cruise safety, reports travel editor Ross Werland. The week's news trumped a longstanding plan. Behind a story on missed Congressional votes Katherine Skiba's story hinged on a question: Why do some lawmakers make most of their votes, while others miss almost all of them? Chicago Tribune Team teaches "30 Second Social" Scott Kleinberg and Amy Guth on the idea behind #30SecSocial -- explaining social media, SEO and mobile apps one idea at a time. How we got a story on CTA overtime (and pension) discrepencies Frustration over math that didn't add up, and a long wait for data from the CTA, drove Jon Hilkevitch's story on overtime in overdrive. Following a "WiFi detective" into the void Alexandra Janelli hunts weird WiFi names. Reporter Chris Borrelli has a nose for oddball stories. It just seemed natural...

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