<blockquote>To close out 2011, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2012 will bring for the future of journalism.
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	<li>Nicholas Carr: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/nicholas-carr-2012-will-bring-the-appification-of-media/" target="_blank">2012 will bring the appification of media</a></li>
	<li>Dave Winer: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/dave-winer-we-need-to-improve-tech-criticism-heres-how/" target="_blank">We need to improve tech criticism. Here’s how.</a></li>
	<li>Carrie Brown Smith: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/carrie-brown-smith-the-social-media-bubble-may-burst-and-more-predictions-for-2012/" target="_blank">The social media bubble may burst...</a></li>
	<li>Martin Langeveld: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/martin-langeveld-a-look-back-at-my-2011-predictions-along-with-a-fresh-batch-for-2012/" target="_blank">A look back at my 2011 predictions...</a></li>
	<li>Dan Gillmor: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/dan-gillmor-2012-will-be-the-year-of-the-content-controller-oligopoly/" target="_blank">2012 will be the year of the content-controller oligopoly</a></li>
	<li>Robert Hernandez: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/robert-hernandez-for-journalisms-future-the-killer-app-is-credibility/" target="_blank">For journalism’s future, the killer app is credibility</a></li>
	<li>Emily Bell: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/emily-bell-2012-will-be-a-year-of-expanded-network/" target="_blank">2012 will be a year of expanded “network sensibility”</a></li>
	<li>Dan Kennedy: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/dan-kennedy-2012-will-bring-the-great-retrenchment-among-newspaper-publishers/" target="_blank">2012 will bring “the great retrenchment” among newspaper publishers</a></li>
	<li>Paul Bradshaw: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/paul-bradshaw-collaboration-data-2012-will-see-news-outlets-turning-talk-into-action/" target="_blank">Collaboration! Data! 2012 will see news outlets turning talk into action</a></li>
	<li>Steve Buttry: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/steve-buttry-from-a-dropped-paywall-to-a-social-media-pulitzer-expect-a-year-of-transformation/" target="_blank">From a dropped paywall to a social media Pulitzer, expect a year of transformation</a></li>
	<li>Vadim Lavrusik: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/vadim-lavrusik-curation-and-amplification-will-become-much-more-sophisticated-in-2012/" target="_blank">Curation and amplification will become much more sophisticated in 2012</a></li>
	<li>The Editors: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/amazon-conquers-patch-dies-a-facebook-only-outlet-is-born-and-more-predictions-for-2012/" target="_blank">Amazon conquers, Patch dies, a Facebook-only outlet is born…and more predictions for 2012</a></li>
	<li>Rex Sorgatz: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/rex-sorgatz-la-is-the-future-kill-me-now/" target="_blank">LA is the future (kill me now)</a></li>
	<li>Burt Herman: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/burt-herman-in-2012-social-media-journalists-will-occupythenews/" target="_blank">In the coming year, social media journalists will #Occupythenews</a></li>
	<li>Tim Carmody: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/tim-carmody-next-year-kindles-iphones-and-tablets-will-truly-grow-up/" target="_blank">Next year, Kindles, iPhones, and tablets will truly grow up</a></li>
	<li>Gina Masullo Chen: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/gina-masullo-chen-personalization-platforms-will-bring-us-more-choices-not-fewer/" target="_blank">Next year, personalization platforms will bring us more choices, not fewer</a></li>
	<li>Amy Webb: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/amy-webb-big-data-mobile-payments-and-identity-authentication-will-be-big-in-2012/" target="_blank">Big data, mobile payments, and identity authentication will be big in 2012</a></li>
	<li>Ken Doctor: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/ken-doctor-little-known-2011-inventions-that-will-become-mainstream-in-2012/" target="_blank">Little-known 2011 “inventions” that will become mainstream in 2012</a></li>
	<li>Alfred Hermida: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/alfred-hermida-2012-will-be-the-year-social-media-gets-boring/" target="_blank">2012 will be the year social media gets boring</a></li>
	<li>Joshua Young: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/joshua-young-2012-will-be-the-year-we-focus-again-on-the-writer/" target="_blank">2012 will be the year we focus, again, on the writer</a></li>
	<li>Clara Jeffery: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/clara-jeffery-what-nonprofit-news-orgs-are-betting-on-for-2012/" target="_blank">What nonprofit news orgs are betting on for 2012</a></li>
	<li>Keli Goff: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/keli-goff-2012-will-bring-a-golden-age-of-minority-focused-media/" target="_blank">2012 will be a golden age of minority-focused media</a></li>
	<li>Rachel Sklar: <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/filter-bubbles-burst-blind-spots-shrunk-curation-over-seo-rachel-sklar%e2%80%99s-predictions-for-2012/" target="_blank">Filter bubbles burst, blind spots shrunk, curation over SEO: Rachel Sklar’s predictions for 2012</a>" <strong>Source: </strong><a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/category/predictions-2012/" target="_blank">Nieman Lab</a></li>
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