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