As 2012 winds down, we are returning to this conversation to reflect on the year. Did it prove prosperous for you? Look  for a new post in early 2013, checking in with the folks we spoke with for this piece a year ago and other thought leaders.

Meanwhile, what lessons on building a sustainable news business did you learn or have confirmed in 2012? What do you know now that you didn't know a year ago?

And what are you aiming for, as we wrap up the Chinese Year of the Dragon in early 2013 - which based on the Mayan calendar, signifies the beginning of a new age?