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