Just one thought. No pontificating.
Michelle Johnson is a professor at Boston University and a former editor at The Boston Globe.
Justin Auciello The stronger citizen reporter
Reyhan Harmanci Brand balance and the rise of middleform
Sue Schardt Big can learn from small in public radio
Mariano Blejman Latin American change will come from startups
Scott Klein Scooped by code
Elizabeth Green The continued rise of single-subject sites
Lauren Rabaino The year we contextualize the news
Miguel Paz Fire the consultants
Juan Antonio Giner Day-old news won’t cut it in print anymore
Tasneem Raja Hashtags will matter again
Michael Schudson A spotlight, not a truth machine
Erika Owens The year to eradicate impostor syndrome
Sarah Marshall Smarter mobile and social
Jenna Wortham The future of news is… Sasha Fierce
Staci D. Kramer Connecting the dots
Dan Gillmor Building on the Snowden effect
Alfred Hermida The year we get smart about social media
Amy Webb The future of news is anticipation
Cory Haik News that anticipates the reader’s needs
Tiff Fehr More math
Raju Narisetti Loosen the newsroom’s chokehold on the brand
Ed O'Keefe Mobile, social, video
Pablo Boczkowski Paying more attention to the public
Elise Hu Tomorrow’s metric for news is action
Felix Salmon The veracity of viral
James G. Robinson Think audiences, not just metrics
Michelle Johnson Mobile-first design
Martin Langeveld Understanding the billionaire media gambles
Rick Edmonds A plea for better audience metrics
Allen Tan Gaps and bridges
Evan Smith Chill, self-appointed integrity cops
Dan Shanoff Find starters, not stars
Damon Kiesow A new beacon for local advertising revenue
Jason Kottke The blog is dead, long live the blog
Matt Waite The drone age is here, and so are the lawyers
Hassan Hodges Data reaches the optimization loop
Maria Bustillos News as a dynamic, living conversation
Etan Horowitz A toddler’s view of the future of media
Mandy Brown A beautiful experience all the way down
Jim Schachter Breaking audio out of radio’s boundaries
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen The coming disruption of television news
Adrienne LaFrance The rise of the fluid beat structure
Katie Zhu Moving responsive design beyond screen size
Philip Bump Better location data = better witnesses to news
Jan Schaffer Lost in the gloom, an entrepreneurial boom
Jennifer Brandel Becoming more agile
Carrie Brown-Smith Startups need to address real needs
Matt Haughey Even if it’s fake, it’s real
David Jacobs Getting closer to the global newsroom
Adrienne Debigare Getting past the data paradox
Henry Blodget Appreciating the digital difference
Fiona Spruill Wearable tech creeps into the mainstream