The movement to discredit journalism and verifiable facts will clash in 2018 with a growing resistance, made up of local citizens, progressive public servants, celebrities, artists, and journalists themselves. Expect a surge in violent confrontations, filled with the occasional bloody arrests of reporters, especially as the mid-term elections draw near. An internal debate will take place at news organizations as several discover bots posing as trolls on their homepages and social media accounts. Simultaneously, a wave of pro-journalism TV shows, books, and podcasts will explode on the scene helping more and more citizens understand and appreciate the role solid, factual news plays in their daily lives.
Corey Johnson is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times.
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José Zamora Revenue-first journalism
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Tamar Charney We get serious about algorithms
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Craig Newmark Working together toward sustainable solutions
Joanne Lipman Journalists inventing revenue streams
Alexios Mantzarlis Moving fake news research out of the lab
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Jennifer Coogan The future is female
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Rodney Gibbs Tech workers turn to journalism
Nushin Rashidian Publishers seek ad dollar alternatives
Lam Thuy Vo Breaking free from the tyranny of the loudest
Mira Lowe The year of the local watchdog
Matt Thompson Here come the attention managers
Matt Carlson Attacks on the press will get worse
Vivian Schiller Pivot to tomorrow
Kim Fox Audience teams diversify their approach
Monika Bauerlein The firehose of falsehood
Jared Newman Venture funding and digital news don’t mix
Dan Shanoff You down with OTT? (Yeah, DTC)
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Rick Berke Value is the watchword
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Heather Bryant Building the ecosystems for collaboration
Jennifer Brandel and Mónica Guzmán The editorial meeting of the future
Jim Brady With the people, not just of the people
Sally Lehrman Trust comes first
Jacqui Cheng Retailers move into content
Christopher Meighan Passive partnership is in the rearview
Nicholas Diakopoulos Fortifying social media from automated inauthenticity
Ernst-Jan Pfauth Publishing less to give readers more
Andrew Haeg The year journalists become relationship builders
Vanessa K. DeLuca Women’s voices take center stage
Dheerja Kaur Fun with subscription products
Pete Brown Push alerts, personalized
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David Skok Finding an information-life balance
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Jennifer Choi Standing up for us and for each other
Rodney Benson Better, less read, and less trusted
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Bill Keller A growing turn to philanthropy
Gordon Crovitz Serving readers over advertisers
Doris Truong Computer vision vs. the Internet vigilantes
Jessica Parker Gilbert Design connects storytelling and strategy
Sara M. Watson Feeds will open up to new user-determined filters
Alice Antheaume Are you fluent in AI?
Steve Grove The midterms are an opportunity
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Umbreen Bhatti The trust problem isn’t new
Michael Kuntz The only pivot that might work
Francesco Marconi The year of machine-to-machine journalism
Damon Krukowski Reviving the alt-weekly soul
Amie Ferris-Rotman More female reporters abroad (please)
Andrew Losowsky The year of resilience
Alfred Hermida Going beyond mobile-first
Jim Moroney Newspapers have to be good enough for readers to pay for
Richard Tofel The platforms’ power demands more reporters’ attention
Juliette De Maeyer A responsible press criticism
Edward Roussel Eyes, ears, and brains
Jamie Mottram From pageviews to t-shirts
Cristina Wilson The year of the Instagram Story
Caitlin Thompson Podcasting models mature and diversify
Pablo Boczkowski The rise of skeptical reading
Mariana Moura Santos Think local, act global
Amy Webb Listen to weak signals
Sydette Harry Listen to your corner and watch for the hook
Matt Boggie The intellectual equivalent of the Dead Sea
Alastair Coote The year of self-improvement
Kyle Ellis Let’s build our way out of this
Carrie Brown-Smith Transparency finally takes off
Mary Meehan Real lives are at stake in rural areas
Lucas Graves From algorithms to institutions
Jassim Ahmad Thriving on change
Ray Soto VR reaches the next level
Ruth Palmer Risks will grow for news subjects — especially minorities
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Mariano Blejman News games rule
Caitria O'Neill The new court of public opinion
Dannagal G. Young Stop covering politics as a game
Michelle Garcia Navigating journalistic transparency
Joanne McNeil Gatekeeping the gatekeepers
Marie Gilot No assholes allowed
Laura E. Davis Writing answers before you know the question
Trushar Barot The Jio-fication of India
Miguel Castro The arrival of the impact producer
Felix Salmon Covering bitcoin while owning bitcoin
Manoush Zomorodi Self-help as a publishing strategy
Julia B. Chan Looking for loyalty in all the right places
Juleyka Lantigua Women of color will reclaim and monetize our time
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Brian Lam Sketchy ethics around product reviews
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Pia Frey Address users as individuals
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Sarah Marshall Loyalty as the key performance indicator
Amy King Let’s amplify visual voice
Cindy Royal Your journalism curriculum is obsolete
Andrew Ramsammy The year ownership mattered
Monique Judge Letting black women tell their own stories
Federica Cherubini The rise of bridge roles in news organizations