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Michelle Johnson is a professor at Boston University and a former editor at The Boston Globe.
Sue Schardt Big can learn from small in public radio
Tasneem Raja Hashtags will matter again
Carrie Brown-Smith Startups need to address real needs
Ed O'Keefe Mobile, social, video
Miguel Paz Fire the consultants
Damon Kiesow A new beacon for local advertising revenue
Felix Salmon The veracity of viral
Hassan Hodges Data reaches the optimization loop
Michael Schudson A spotlight, not a truth machine
David Jacobs Getting closer to the global newsroom
Reyhan Harmanci Brand balance and the rise of middleform
Jim Schachter Breaking audio out of radio’s boundaries
Philip Bump Better location data = better witnesses to news
Adrienne Debigare Getting past the data paradox
Elise Hu Tomorrow’s metric for news is action
Fiona Spruill Wearable tech creeps into the mainstream
Etan Horowitz A toddler’s view of the future of media
Maria Bustillos News as a dynamic, living conversation
Evan Smith Chill, self-appointed integrity cops
Erika Owens The year to eradicate impostor syndrome
Rick Edmonds A plea for better audience metrics
Adrienne LaFrance The rise of the fluid beat structure
Sarah Marshall Smarter mobile and social
Jenna Wortham The future of news is… Sasha Fierce
Henry Blodget Appreciating the digital difference
Jason Kottke The blog is dead, long live the blog
Pablo Boczkowski Paying more attention to the public
Mandy Brown A beautiful experience all the way down
Elizabeth Green The continued rise of single-subject sites
Scott Klein Scooped by code
Martin Langeveld Understanding the billionaire media gambles
Jennifer Brandel Becoming more agile
Juan Antonio Giner Day-old news won’t cut it in print anymore
Allen Tan Gaps and bridges
Michelle Johnson Mobile-first design
Jan Schaffer Lost in the gloom, an entrepreneurial boom
Cory Haik News that anticipates the reader’s needs
Dan Shanoff Find starters, not stars
Justin Auciello The stronger citizen reporter
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen The coming disruption of television news
Mariano Blejman Latin American change will come from startups
Raju Narisetti Loosen the newsroom’s chokehold on the brand
Amy Webb The future of news is anticipation
James G. Robinson Think audiences, not just metrics
Dan Gillmor Building on the Snowden effect
Tiff Fehr More math
Lauren Rabaino The year we contextualize the news
Alfred Hermida The year we get smart about social media
Matt Waite The drone age is here, and so are the lawyers
Staci D. Kramer Connecting the dots
Matt Haughey Even if it’s fake, it’s real
Katie Zhu Moving responsive design beyond screen size