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Online media advocate Clay Shirky has long been a skeptic of newspaper paywalls. He now thinks 2012 could be the year that a critical mass of readers will be willing to pay for news online. Shirky discusses his conversion and Denise Warren, general manager for NYTimes.com, explains the New York Times paywall strategy.

Colbert said the money was used to "materially influence the elections," just as the founding fathers would have wanted. In its FEC filing, Colbert said his super PAC had more than $673,000 in cash on hand.

Italian rescue crews have recovered 17 bodies, but 16 are still reported missing.

Today's top headlines for NPR's The Two-Way.

The numbers underscore the Federal Reserve's view that housing remains depressed.

A viral video shows a bunny not afraid to show a flock of sheep who's boss.

Several American cities celebrated Fred Korematsu Day Monday. Korematsu fought the executive order that incarcerated thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II. His case went to the Supreme Court, and in 1988, thousands of surviving internees and heirs began receiving reparations.

Facebook just filed for its initial public offering and the company is rolling out it's new platform for all users. Also, Google announced it would overhaul its privacy policy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Cecilia Kang of The Washington Post about what all of this means for profitability and privacy in the online world.

A Danish butter company pays homage to the diverse and colorful world of vegetables in a new ad for the U.K. market.

The once-booming clean-tech industry is facing hard times, in part because of cheaper natural gas, the effects of the financial crisis, China's growing solar industry and the Solyndra bankruptcy. Reporter Juliet Eilperin, who covers the industry's struggles in Wired's February issue, explains.