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Predictions for Journalism 2011

To close out 2010, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2011 will bring for the future of journalism.

Clay Shirky    December 13, 2010
What will 2011 bring for journalism? Clay Shirky predicts widespread disruptions for syndication
Lois Beckett    December 13, 2010
The great paywall debate: Will The New York Times’ new model work?
Steven Brill    December 13, 2010
Steven Brill: 2011 will bring ebook battles, paywall successes, and a new model for long-form articles
Lois Beckett    December 14, 2010
Better curation on Twitter, pushback against anonymity, and more new startups: Predictions for 2011
Lois Beckett    December 14, 2010
Smartphone growth, Murdoch’s Daily, and journalism for the poor: Predictions for mobile news in 2011
Lois Beckett    December 15, 2010
In-car app stores, success for Xinhua, and more social media: Predictions for journalism in 2011
Matt Thompson    December 15, 2010
Coming soon to journalism: Matt Thompson sees the “Speakularity” and universal instant transcription
Dave Winer    December 15, 2010
Dave Winer: There’s no good place for a new Maginot Line for the news
Jonathan Stray    December 16, 2010
Jonathan Stray: In 2011, news orgs will finally start to move past the borders of their own content
Lois Beckett    December 16, 2010
Gawker copycats, luxurious print, more robots, and a new blogging golden age: Predictions for 2011
Lois Beckett    December 17, 2010
DDoS attacks on the U.S. media, Twitter history searching, and a big blog deal: More predictions for 2011
Jason Fry    December 17, 2010
Jason Fry: A blow to content farms, Facebook’s continued growth, and the continued pull of the open web
Lois Beckett    December 20, 2010
Maybe not much will change at all: 2011 journalism predictions from Malik, Gillmor, Golis, Grimm, more
Scott Karp    December 20, 2010
Scott Karp: Clay Shirky’s right that syndication’s getting disrupted — but not in the ways he thinks it is
Vadim Lavrusik    December 21, 2010
Tablet-only, mobile-first: News orgs native to new platforms coming soon
Jennifer 8. Lee    December 21, 2010
Jennifer 8. Lee on raw data, APIs, and the growth of “Little Brother”
Amy Webb    December 22, 2010
Amy Webb: The IPv4 problem, geofencing, and lots of hyperlocal
Martin Langeveld    December 22, 2010
Keeping Martin honest: Checking on Langeveld’s predictions for 2010
Martin Langeveld    December 22, 2010
Martin Langeveld: Predicting more digital convergence and an AP clearinghouse, coming in 2011
Joshua Benton    December 22, 2010
Vox populi: What Lab readers think journalism can expect in 2011
Andrea Pitzer    January 10, 2011
The year ahead in narrative: Little piggies, extraterrestrial life, and how we’ll tell each other stories in 2011
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