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