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