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