The man who led Al Jazeera to global prominence will be speaking at the Media Lab Friday, both about the Arab Spring and the media ecosystem that surrounded it.
Flickr is getting a big makeover. Are more changes in store? nie.mn/w35eur 
Nieman Lab Wire
The last 20 posts from the Nieman Journalism Lab, for those who enjoy reverse chronological order.
February 22, 2012
February 22, 2012
And we even pay! The deadline to apply is March 2.
February 21, 2012
The small Vancouver news site is offering seven weekend courses, ranging in price from $195 to $395, to engage readers and increase revenue.
February 21, 2012
Once Mignon Fogarty developed a formula for an engaging five-minute podcast, extensions into other formats and other subjects came naturally.
February 20, 2012
The new approach: “We will be posting comments that help to illuminate the story; that provide history and context and perspective that will guide New Haven Independent readers to a more thorough understanding of what is going on.”
The Drone Journalism Lab at the U. of Nebraska finds launching bumpy.
At Talking Points Memo, they have a “Charts and Videos Fellow” on staff.
The nonprofit news site is one of the first to try Apple’s new app to compile its writing, photos, videos, and more into an ebook.
February 17, 2012
Around the world, Roskilde University’s Rasmus Kleis Nielsen argues, it’s common for newspapers to be viewed as the political tools of their owners. A sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer might be a sign that a similar model is on the march in the United States.
February 17, 2012
Plus: Where tech journalism is headed, the AP’s newest copyright battle, news sites’ advertising struggles, and the rest of this week’s media/tech news.
February 17, 2012
Publisher David Jacobs says he has no interest in the web — at least not until someone else figures out a business model for it.
In experimenting with their awards season product the Times hopes to reach both flyby and hardcore entertainment news readers.
February 16, 2012
Clay Johnson likens our fatty media diets to our love of cheap junk food. But he thinks there’s a market opening for higher-quality content.
February 16, 2012
News apps like The Wall Street Journal’s are showing the potential of immersive, interactive advertising. But most news organizations aren’t in a position to take advantage.
February 15, 2012
The distinction matters because courts are often more favorable towards search engines in fair use cases.
February 15, 2012
Dan Kennedy, who’s writing a book about the New Haven Independent, hopes it will reverse its decision to suspend user comments.
February 15, 2012
In the third and final part of our series on European models of news industry innovation, Ken Doctor looks at a small community publisher in Switzerland that has a local model he’s trying to spread through franchising.
February 14, 2012
In the second part of our series on European models of news industry innovation, Ken Doctor looks at a Norwegian media company that’s expanded far beyond national borders — and found revenue success with online classifieds.
February 13, 2012
In the first part of our series on European models of news industry innovation, Ken Doctor looks at a Finnish publisher that’s had success getting print readers to pay for online access.
The company continues to argue that philosophy, not socioeconomic status, determines a customer’s willingness to pay for news.
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