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