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Andrew Golis
The robots will make us more human
“There will be silver linings to The Great Robot Spam Flood of 2024.”
Andrew Golis
The robots will make us more human
“There will be silver linings to The Great Robot Spam Flood of 2024.”
Andrew Golis
The robots will make us more human
“There will be silver linings to The Great Robot Spam Flood of 2024.”
“There will be silver linings to The Great Robot Spam Flood of 2024.”
Andrew Golis
The robots will make us more human
Lynette Clemetson
We’ll step up our defense of journalists in exile
“One of the biggest growth areas for journalism in the coming year is one that none of us would wish for — the journalism of the displaced.”
Lynette Clemetson
We’ll step up our defense of journalists in exile
“One of the biggest growth areas for journalism in the coming year is one that none of us would wish for — the journalism of the displaced.”
Lynette Clemetson
We’ll step up our defense of journalists in exile
“One of the biggest growth areas for journalism in the coming year is one that none of us would wish for — the journalism of the displaced.”
“One of the biggest growth areas for journalism in the coming year is one that none of us would wish for — the journalism of the displaced.”
Lynette Clemetson
We’ll step up our defense of journalists in exile
Gina Chua
Too many news orgs adopt right-wing frames about trans people
“Reporters and editors have unconscious biases. In the case of trans people, that often manifests in worrying more about people who may mistakenly identify as trans — and regret that decision — than about the challenges that trans people face.”
Gina Chua
Too many news orgs adopt right-wing frames about trans people
“Reporters and editors have unconscious biases. In the case of trans people, that often manifests in worrying more about people who may mistakenly identify as trans — and regret that decision — than about the challenges that trans people face.”
Gina Chua
Too many news orgs adopt right-wing frames about trans people
“Reporters and editors have unconscious biases. In the case of trans people, that often manifests in worrying more about people who may mistakenly identify as trans — and regret that decision — than about the challenges that trans people face.”
“Reporters and editors have unconscious biases. In the case of trans people, that often manifests in worrying more about people who may mistakenly identify as trans — and regret that decision — than about the challenges that trans people face.”
Gina Chua
Too many news orgs adopt right-wing frames about trans people
Bassey Etim
Rise of the news DJs
“For an increasing subset of readers, ‘articles’ will be as invisible as CSS code.”
Bassey Etim
Rise of the news DJs
“For an increasing subset of readers, ‘articles’ will be as invisible as CSS code.”
Bassey Etim
Rise of the news DJs
“For an increasing subset of readers, ‘articles’ will be as invisible as CSS code.”
“For an increasing subset of readers, ‘articles’ will be as invisible as CSS code.”
Bassey Etim
Rise of the news DJs
Ben Collins
The cable news kayfabe is dead
“It’s time to get real with people. They don’t want to hear the debate between two rival sects of increasingly unaccountable rich people, especially when neither of them is living a life that has anything to do with their daily lived experiences.”
Ben Collins
The cable news kayfabe is dead
“It’s time to get real with people. They don’t want to hear the debate between two rival sects of increasingly unaccountable rich people, especially when neither of them is living a life that has anything to do with their daily lived experiences.”
Ben Collins
The cable news kayfabe is dead
“It’s time to get real with people. They don’t want to hear the debate between two rival sects of increasingly unaccountable rich people, especially when neither of them is living a life that has anything to do with their daily lived experiences.”
“It’s time to get real with people. They don’t want to hear the debate between two rival sects of increasingly unaccountable rich people, especially when neither of them is living a life that has anything to do with their daily lived experiences.”
Ben Collins
The cable news kayfabe is dead
Nikki Usher
The future-of-journalism crowd stops ignoring local TV news
“The reality is that people of color in the U.S. are more likely to turn to TV news for local information than they are newspapers or digital-first local news.”
Nikki Usher
The future-of-journalism crowd stops ignoring local TV news
“The reality is that people of color in the U.S. are more likely to turn to TV news for local information than they are newspapers or digital-first local news.”
Nikki Usher
The future-of-journalism crowd stops ignoring local TV news
“The reality is that people of color in the U.S. are more likely to turn to TV news for local information than they are newspapers or digital-first local news.”
“The reality is that people of color in the U.S. are more likely to turn to TV news for local information than they are newspapers or digital-first local news.”
Nikki Usher
The future-of-journalism crowd stops ignoring local TV news
Sumi Aggarwal
Investigative reporting will experiment with new forms
“We must accept that the beautifully written 10,000-word piece will only reach certain kinds of audiences — those most willing to sit at a desktop and take the time necessary to read it.”
Sumi Aggarwal
Investigative reporting will experiment with new forms
“We must accept that the beautifully written 10,000-word piece will only reach certain kinds of audiences — those most willing to sit at a desktop and take the time necessary to read it.”
Sumi Aggarwal
Investigative reporting will experiment with new forms
“We must accept that the beautifully written 10,000-word piece will only reach certain kinds of audiences — those most willing to sit at a desktop and take the time necessary to read it.”
“We must accept that the beautifully written 10,000-word piece will only reach certain kinds of audiences — those most willing to sit at a desktop and take the time necessary to read it.”
Sumi Aggarwal
Investigative reporting will experiment with new forms
Dominic-Madori Davis
Experts — not influencers — will cover more Black news
“Misinformation is the new norm, Black culture is the American mainstream, and we, like any other community, are owed a chance of knowing the truth.”
Dominic-Madori Davis
Experts — not influencers — will cover more Black news
“Misinformation is the new norm, Black culture is the American mainstream, and we, like any other community, are owed a chance of knowing the truth.”
Dominic-Madori Davis
Experts — not influencers — will cover more Black news
“Misinformation is the new norm, Black culture is the American mainstream, and we, like any other community, are owed a chance of knowing the truth.”
“Misinformation is the new norm, Black culture is the American mainstream, and we, like any other community, are owed a chance of knowing the truth.”
Dominic-Madori Davis
Experts — not influencers — will cover more Black news
Sarah Glover
The rise of civic dialogue in news
“Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.”
Sarah Glover
The rise of civic dialogue in news
“Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.”
Sarah Glover
The rise of civic dialogue in news
“Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.”
“Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.”
Sarah Glover
The rise of civic dialogue in news
Leezel Tanglao
Journalists will look for answers outside the news industry
“Attend that academic conference, that legal convention, or that public health convening where you don’t know anyone.”
Leezel Tanglao
Journalists will look for answers outside the news industry
“Attend that academic conference, that legal convention, or that public health convening where you don’t know anyone.”
Leezel Tanglao
Journalists will look for answers outside the news industry
“Attend that academic conference, that legal convention, or that public health convening where you don’t know anyone.”
“Attend that academic conference, that legal convention, or that public health convening where you don’t know anyone.”
Leezel Tanglao
Journalists will look for answers outside the news industry
Gabe Schneider
Journalism investment comes to Los Angeles
“If one newspaper is not enough in a county of a few hundred people, a handful of newspapers is unacceptable in a county of almost 10 million.”
Gabe Schneider
Journalism investment comes to Los Angeles
“If one newspaper is not enough in a county of a few hundred people, a handful of newspapers is unacceptable in a county of almost 10 million.”
Gabe Schneider
Journalism investment comes to Los Angeles
“If one newspaper is not enough in a county of a few hundred people, a handful of newspapers is unacceptable in a county of almost 10 million.”
“If one newspaper is not enough in a county of a few hundred people, a handful of newspapers is unacceptable in a county of almost 10 million.”
Gabe Schneider
Journalism investment comes to Los Angeles
Felicitas Carrique
News organizations will support product leadership
“News product thinkers are the ones who can connect the dots between technology, journalism, and business.”
Felicitas Carrique
News organizations will support product leadership
“News product thinkers are the ones who can connect the dots between technology, journalism, and business.”
Felicitas Carrique
News organizations will support product leadership
“News product thinkers are the ones who can connect the dots between technology, journalism, and business.”
“News product thinkers are the ones who can connect the dots between technology, journalism, and business.”
Felicitas Carrique
News organizations will support product leadership
Javaun Moradi
Everyone gets an AI agent
“Today’s dominant online revenue model has consumers trading their attention for free content. This model can’t work if my AI agent’s priority is to defend my time.”
Javaun Moradi
Everyone gets an AI agent
“Today’s dominant online revenue model has consumers trading their attention for free content. This model can’t work if my AI agent’s priority is to defend my time.”
Javaun Moradi
Everyone gets an AI agent
“Today’s dominant online revenue model has consumers trading their attention for free content. This model can’t work if my AI agent’s priority is to defend my time.”
“Today’s dominant online revenue model has consumers trading their attention for free content. This model can’t work if my AI agent’s priority is to defend my time.”
Javaun Moradi
Everyone gets an AI agent
Charlie Beckett
The obsession with “trust” will end
“Of course I don’t trust the news media collectively, or automatically. I trust some brands some of the time.”
Charlie Beckett
The obsession with “trust” will end
“Of course I don’t trust the news media collectively, or automatically. I trust some brands some of the time.”
Charlie Beckett
The obsession with “trust” will end
“Of course I don’t trust the news media collectively, or automatically. I trust some brands some of the time.”
“Of course I don’t trust the news media collectively, or automatically. I trust some brands some of the time.”
Charlie Beckett
The obsession with “trust” will end
Meena Thiruvengadam
Channels change the publishing game on WhatsApp
“As a reader, I love the idea of being able to check out a publication without signing myself up for future re-engagement campaigns.”
Meena Thiruvengadam
Channels change the publishing game on WhatsApp
“As a reader, I love the idea of being able to check out a publication without signing myself up for future re-engagement campaigns.”
Meena Thiruvengadam
Channels change the publishing game on WhatsApp
“As a reader, I love the idea of being able to check out a publication without signing myself up for future re-engagement campaigns.”
“As a reader, I love the idea of being able to check out a publication without signing myself up for future re-engagement campaigns.”
Meena Thiruvengadam
Channels change the publishing game on WhatsApp
Benjamin Morales Meléndez
We’ll move beyond “en Español” to reach Hispanic and Latino audiences
“Create joint ventures or partnerships with news organizations that already know and serve these audiences.”
Benjamin Morales Meléndez
We’ll move beyond “en Español” to reach Hispanic and Latino audiences
“Create joint ventures or partnerships with news organizations that already know and serve these audiences.”
Benjamin Morales Meléndez
We’ll move beyond “en Español” to reach Hispanic and Latino audiences
“Create joint ventures or partnerships with news organizations that already know and serve these audiences.”
“Create joint ventures or partnerships with news organizations that already know and serve these audiences.”
Benjamin Morales Meléndez
We’ll move beyond “en Español” to reach Hispanic and Latino audiences
Janelle Salanga
Newsrooms will refuse to reckon with their hypocrisy — again
“Diversity without support for marginalized journalists and their free speech is a hollow victory.”
Janelle Salanga
Newsrooms will refuse to reckon with their hypocrisy — again
“Diversity without support for marginalized journalists and their free speech is a hollow victory.”
Janelle Salanga
Newsrooms will refuse to reckon with their hypocrisy — again
“Diversity without support for marginalized journalists and their free speech is a hollow victory.”
“Diversity without support for marginalized journalists and their free speech is a hollow victory.”
Janelle Salanga
Newsrooms will refuse to reckon with their hypocrisy — again
Moreno Cruz Osório
The climate crisis will cut across journalism
“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.”
Moreno Cruz Osório
The climate crisis will cut across journalism
“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.”
Moreno Cruz Osório
The climate crisis will cut across journalism
“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.”
“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.”
Moreno Cruz Osório
The climate crisis will cut across journalism
David Cohn
I got 99 predictions, but AI ain’t one
“Rather than add to the list (although I do have a growing list), I thought I’d offer predictions devoid of AI.”
David Cohn
I got 99 predictions, but AI ain’t one
“Rather than add to the list (although I do have a growing list), I thought I’d offer predictions devoid of AI.”
David Cohn
I got 99 predictions, but AI ain’t one
“Rather than add to the list (although I do have a growing list), I thought I’d offer predictions devoid of AI.”
“Rather than add to the list (although I do have a growing list), I thought I’d offer predictions devoid of AI.”
David Cohn
I got 99 predictions, but AI ain’t one
Kawandeep Virdee
I gave ChatGPT the last 13 years of Nieman Lab predictions
“These speculative topics align with Virdee’s previous focus areas and the current trends in media and technology, offering plausible directions for his 2024 prediction.”
Kawandeep Virdee
I gave ChatGPT the last 13 years of Nieman Lab predictions
“These speculative topics align with Virdee’s previous focus areas and the current trends in media and technology, offering plausible directions for his 2024 prediction.”
Kawandeep Virdee
I gave ChatGPT the last 13 years of Nieman Lab predictions
“These speculative topics align with Virdee’s previous focus areas and the current trends in media and technology, offering plausible directions for his 2024 prediction.”
“These speculative topics align with Virdee’s previous focus areas and the current trends in media and technology, offering plausible directions for his 2024 prediction.”
Kawandeep Virdee
I gave ChatGPT the last 13 years of Nieman Lab predictions
Matt Skibinski
AI will democratize disinformation
“This is not limited to audio and video tools. Text-generation tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have incredibly poor defenses against producing misinformation.”
Matt Skibinski
AI will democratize disinformation
“This is not limited to audio and video tools. Text-generation tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have incredibly poor defenses against producing misinformation.”
Matt Skibinski
AI will democratize disinformation
“This is not limited to audio and video tools. Text-generation tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have incredibly poor defenses against producing misinformation.”
“This is not limited to audio and video tools. Text-generation tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have incredibly poor defenses against producing misinformation.”
Matt Skibinski
AI will democratize disinformation
Ritvvij Parrikh
We’ll build open systems to improve and monetize news
“I predict that governments and the broader media development ecosystem will recognize the value in creating open systems to build viable alternatives to BigTech’s advertising, search, and social platforms.”
Ritvvij Parrikh
We’ll build open systems to improve and monetize news
“I predict that governments and the broader media development ecosystem will recognize the value in creating open systems to build viable alternatives to BigTech’s advertising, search, and social platforms.”
Ritvvij Parrikh
We’ll build open systems to improve and monetize news
“I predict that governments and the broader media development ecosystem will recognize the value in creating open systems to build viable alternatives to BigTech’s advertising, search, and social platforms.”
“I predict that governments and the broader media development ecosystem will recognize the value in creating open systems to build viable alternatives to BigTech’s advertising, search, and social platforms.”
Ritvvij Parrikh
We’ll build open systems to improve and monetize news
Patrick Gathara
Missteps in Gaza coverage spur push for a global code of media ethics
“Dehumanizing portrayals have long been a core feature of how the global press presents much of the world, especially communities in crisis and in the Global South.”
Patrick Gathara
Missteps in Gaza coverage spur push for a global code of media ethics
“Dehumanizing portrayals have long been a core feature of how the global press presents much of the world, especially communities in crisis and in the Global South.”
Patrick Gathara
Missteps in Gaza coverage spur push for a global code of media ethics
“Dehumanizing portrayals have long been a core feature of how the global press presents much of the world, especially communities in crisis and in the Global South.”
“Dehumanizing portrayals have long been a core feature of how the global press presents much of the world, especially communities in crisis and in the Global South.”
Patrick Gathara
Missteps in Gaza coverage spur push for a global code of media ethics
Letrell Deshan Crittenden
Make journalism awards contingent on treatment of the marginalized
“If you can demonstrate that you have actively attempted to address these issues, your applications for awards would receive consideration. If not, no awards for you.”
Letrell Deshan Crittenden
Make journalism awards contingent on treatment of the marginalized
“If you can demonstrate that you have actively attempted to address these issues, your applications for awards would receive consideration. If not, no awards for you.”
Letrell Deshan Crittenden
Make journalism awards contingent on treatment of the marginalized
“If you can demonstrate that you have actively attempted to address these issues, your applications for awards would receive consideration. If not, no awards for you.”
“If you can demonstrate that you have actively attempted to address these issues, your applications for awards would receive consideration. If not, no awards for you.”
Letrell Deshan Crittenden
Make journalism awards contingent on treatment of the marginalized
AX Mina
We navigate deep uncertainty with community
“As much as it can feel like very little can be done, we all have agency to shape and define the futures we’d like to see.”
AX Mina
We navigate deep uncertainty with community
“As much as it can feel like very little can be done, we all have agency to shape and define the futures we’d like to see.”
AX Mina
We navigate deep uncertainty with community
“As much as it can feel like very little can be done, we all have agency to shape and define the futures we’d like to see.”
“As much as it can feel like very little can be done, we all have agency to shape and define the futures we’d like to see.”
AX Mina
We navigate deep uncertainty with community
Joe Amditis
Journalism grapples with the promise and pitfalls of AI-assisted reporting
“It’s the tools plus the perspective, the paradigm, and yes, the power — dangling the carrot of higher productivity alongside a stick woven with issues of ethics and job security.”
Joe Amditis
Journalism grapples with the promise and pitfalls of AI-assisted reporting
“It’s the tools plus the perspective, the paradigm, and yes, the power — dangling the carrot of higher productivity alongside a stick woven with issues of ethics and job security.”
Joe Amditis
Journalism grapples with the promise and pitfalls of AI-assisted reporting
“It’s the tools plus the perspective, the paradigm, and yes, the power — dangling the carrot of higher productivity alongside a stick woven with issues of ethics and job security.”
“It’s the tools plus the perspective, the paradigm, and yes, the power — dangling the carrot of higher productivity alongside a stick woven with issues of ethics and job security.”
Joe Amditis
Journalism grapples with the promise and pitfalls of AI-assisted reporting
Rishad Patel
Behold, the journarator
“So wait — what would we pay for our little bit of personalized journalism?”
Rishad Patel
Behold, the journarator
“So wait — what would we pay for our little bit of personalized journalism?”
Rishad Patel
Behold, the journarator
“So wait — what would we pay for our little bit of personalized journalism?”
“So wait — what would we pay for our little bit of personalized journalism?”
Rishad Patel
Behold, the journarator
Jeremy Gilbert
Publishers wake up to serving younger audiences
“All too often, publishers’ goal with media literacy programs is to train young audiences to like the news products those publishers already make, rather than adapt their products to evolving tastes.”
Jeremy Gilbert
Publishers wake up to serving younger audiences
“All too often, publishers’ goal with media literacy programs is to train young audiences to like the news products those publishers already make, rather than adapt their products to evolving tastes.”
Jeremy Gilbert
Publishers wake up to serving younger audiences
“All too often, publishers’ goal with media literacy programs is to train young audiences to like the news products those publishers already make, rather than adapt their products to evolving tastes.”
“All too often, publishers’ goal with media literacy programs is to train young audiences to like the news products those publishers already make, rather than adapt their products to evolving tastes.”
Jeremy Gilbert
Publishers wake up to serving younger audiences
Julia Beizer
We’ll understand — and deliver — our unique value
“We need new measures to more appropriately capture true user loyalty and trust.”
Julia Beizer
We’ll understand — and deliver — our unique value
“We need new measures to more appropriately capture true user loyalty and trust.”
Julia Beizer
We’ll understand — and deliver — our unique value
“We need new measures to more appropriately capture true user loyalty and trust.”
“We need new measures to more appropriately capture true user loyalty and trust.”
Julia Beizer
We’ll understand — and deliver — our unique value
Ben Brock Johnson
Some news orgs burnish their brands by giving AI the cold shoulder
“Call it the imitation crab theory of journalism: The fake stuff is about to be everywhere, but we are the real thing.”
Ben Brock Johnson
Some news orgs burnish their brands by giving AI the cold shoulder
“Call it the imitation crab theory of journalism: The fake stuff is about to be everywhere, but we are the real thing.”
Ben Brock Johnson
Some news orgs burnish their brands by giving AI the cold shoulder
“Call it the imitation crab theory of journalism: The fake stuff is about to be everywhere, but we are the real thing.”
“Call it the imitation crab theory of journalism: The fake stuff is about to be everywhere, but we are the real thing.”
Ben Brock Johnson
Some news orgs burnish their brands by giving AI the cold shoulder
Kevin D. Grant
A local way to think about funding local news
“As word gets out about these successes, dozens more communities across the country have begun to test the model.”
Kevin D. Grant
A local way to think about funding local news
“As word gets out about these successes, dozens more communities across the country have begun to test the model.”
Kevin D. Grant
A local way to think about funding local news
“As word gets out about these successes, dozens more communities across the country have begun to test the model.”
“As word gets out about these successes, dozens more communities across the country have begun to test the model.”
Kevin D. Grant
A local way to think about funding local news
Dmitry Shishkin
User-centric editorial models embrace empathy and scale
“Your audience ‘why’ and your newsroom ‘why’ have to be the same.”
Dmitry Shishkin
User-centric editorial models embrace empathy and scale
“Your audience ‘why’ and your newsroom ‘why’ have to be the same.”
Dmitry Shishkin
User-centric editorial models embrace empathy and scale
“Your audience ‘why’ and your newsroom ‘why’ have to be the same.”
“Your audience ‘why’ and your newsroom ‘why’ have to be the same.”
Dmitry Shishkin
User-centric editorial models embrace empathy and scale
Kirstin McCudden
The fence will be tested
“Asking questions, knocking on doors, reporting on local news and newsmakers are all standard journalistic practices. Why, then, would anyone try to criminalize them? Because if the velociraptors taught us anything, it’s to keep throwing yourself at the fence — you never know when the electric grid may be shut off.”
Kirstin McCudden
The fence will be tested
“Asking questions, knocking on doors, reporting on local news and newsmakers are all standard journalistic practices. Why, then, would anyone try to criminalize them? Because if the velociraptors taught us anything, it’s to keep throwing yourself at the fence — you never know when the electric grid may be shut off.”
Kirstin McCudden
The fence will be tested
“Asking questions, knocking on doors, reporting on local news and newsmakers are all standard journalistic practices. Why, then, would anyone try to criminalize them? Because if the velociraptors taught us anything, it’s to keep throwing yourself at the fence — you never know when the electric grid may be shut off.”
“Asking questions, knocking on doors, reporting on local news and newsmakers are all standard journalistic practices. Why, then, would anyone try to criminalize them? Because if the velociraptors taught us anything, it’s to keep throwing yourself at the fence — you never know when the electric grid may be shut off.”
Kirstin McCudden
The fence will be tested
Keith Woods
A different sort of reckoning
“Since Reconstruction, every major advancement this country has made toward justice, equality or equity has been met by virulent efforts to slow, reverse, or obliterate them.”
Keith Woods
A different sort of reckoning
“Since Reconstruction, every major advancement this country has made toward justice, equality or equity has been met by virulent efforts to slow, reverse, or obliterate them.”
Keith Woods
A different sort of reckoning
“Since Reconstruction, every major advancement this country has made toward justice, equality or equity has been met by virulent efforts to slow, reverse, or obliterate them.”
“Since Reconstruction, every major advancement this country has made toward justice, equality or equity has been met by virulent efforts to slow, reverse, or obliterate them.”
Keith Woods
A different sort of reckoning
Mar Cabra
Mental health efforts become a globally connected movement
“In the era of artificial intelligence, we need to invest in human intelligence, community, and compassion and unite forces to make journalism mentally healthier.”
Mar Cabra
Mental health efforts become a globally connected movement
“In the era of artificial intelligence, we need to invest in human intelligence, community, and compassion and unite forces to make journalism mentally healthier.”
Mar Cabra
Mental health efforts become a globally connected movement
“In the era of artificial intelligence, we need to invest in human intelligence, community, and compassion and unite forces to make journalism mentally healthier.”
“In the era of artificial intelligence, we need to invest in human intelligence, community, and compassion and unite forces to make journalism mentally healthier.”
Mar Cabra
Mental health efforts become a globally connected movement
Kavya Sukumar
Journalism’s identity crisis intensifies, and decentralization ensues
“While the West is lamenting handing over the reins of control of major systems of society to the whims of a few billionaires, countries like India are establishing digital public infrastructure that works at its enormous population scale.”
Kavya Sukumar
Journalism’s identity crisis intensifies, and decentralization ensues
“While the West is lamenting handing over the reins of control of major systems of society to the whims of a few billionaires, countries like India are establishing digital public infrastructure that works at its enormous population scale.”
Kavya Sukumar
Journalism’s identity crisis intensifies, and decentralization ensues
“While the West is lamenting handing over the reins of control of major systems of society to the whims of a few billionaires, countries like India are establishing digital public infrastructure that works at its enormous population scale.”
“While the West is lamenting handing over the reins of control of major systems of society to the whims of a few billionaires, countries like India are establishing digital public infrastructure that works at its enormous population scale.”
Kavya Sukumar
Journalism’s identity crisis intensifies, and decentralization ensues
Nico Gendron
Capturing press releases for local media revenue
“Because press releases are the trifecta of reputational, informational, and promotional, brands will pay to publish a press release as paid content.”
Nico Gendron
Capturing press releases for local media revenue
“Because press releases are the trifecta of reputational, informational, and promotional, brands will pay to publish a press release as paid content.”
Nico Gendron
Capturing press releases for local media revenue
“Because press releases are the trifecta of reputational, informational, and promotional, brands will pay to publish a press release as paid content.”
“Because press releases are the trifecta of reputational, informational, and promotional, brands will pay to publish a press release as paid content.”
Nico Gendron
Capturing press releases for local media revenue
Matt Carlson
This time, journalists will stand up to Trump (no, really)
“Journalists will find their voice — their moral voice — this time around to a much greater extent than before.”
Matt Carlson
This time, journalists will stand up to Trump (no, really)
“Journalists will find their voice — their moral voice — this time around to a much greater extent than before.”
Matt Carlson
This time, journalists will stand up to Trump (no, really)
“Journalists will find their voice — their moral voice — this time around to a much greater extent than before.”
“Journalists will find their voice — their moral voice — this time around to a much greater extent than before.”
Matt Carlson
This time, journalists will stand up to Trump (no, really)
Sharon Moshavi
Journalists confront disinformation head-on
“Existing efforts to expose disinformation and build trust are not enough. But the fact that more funders and news organizations are centering them is promising.”
Sharon Moshavi
Journalists confront disinformation head-on
“Existing efforts to expose disinformation and build trust are not enough. But the fact that more funders and news organizations are centering them is promising.”
Sharon Moshavi
Journalists confront disinformation head-on
“Existing efforts to expose disinformation and build trust are not enough. But the fact that more funders and news organizations are centering them is promising.”
“Existing efforts to expose disinformation and build trust are not enough. But the fact that more funders and news organizations are centering them is promising.”
Sharon Moshavi
Journalists confront disinformation head-on
Matt Karolian
Refocus on what really drives growth
“If you are a site that is 100% ad-supported, now is the time to seriously consider how you introduce consumer revenue into your revenue mix.”
Matt Karolian
Refocus on what really drives growth
“If you are a site that is 100% ad-supported, now is the time to seriously consider how you introduce consumer revenue into your revenue mix.”
Matt Karolian
Refocus on what really drives growth
“If you are a site that is 100% ad-supported, now is the time to seriously consider how you introduce consumer revenue into your revenue mix.”
“If you are a site that is 100% ad-supported, now is the time to seriously consider how you introduce consumer revenue into your revenue mix.”
Matt Karolian
Refocus on what really drives growth
Michael W. Wagner
Journalists cover power grabs from an openly pro-democracy bent
“More journalists will cover unfettered power grabs with a pro-democracy orientation.”
Michael W. Wagner
Journalists cover power grabs from an openly pro-democracy bent
“More journalists will cover unfettered power grabs with a pro-democracy orientation.”
Michael W. Wagner
Journalists cover power grabs from an openly pro-democracy bent
“More journalists will cover unfettered power grabs with a pro-democracy orientation.”
“More journalists will cover unfettered power grabs with a pro-democracy orientation.”
Michael W. Wagner
Journalists cover power grabs from an openly pro-democracy bent
Tania L. Montalvo
News coverage will give readers something to hope for
“Positive news doesn’t mean a feature about dogs in Halloween costumes.”
Tania L. Montalvo
News coverage will give readers something to hope for
“Positive news doesn’t mean a feature about dogs in Halloween costumes.”
Tania L. Montalvo
News coverage will give readers something to hope for
“Positive news doesn’t mean a feature about dogs in Halloween costumes.”
“Positive news doesn’t mean a feature about dogs in Halloween costumes.”
Tania L. Montalvo
News coverage will give readers something to hope for
Mike Orren
Newspocalypse now
“We will learn that the less something looks like what we have now, the better chance it has of being the thing on the other side of death.”
Mike Orren
Newspocalypse now
“We will learn that the less something looks like what we have now, the better chance it has of being the thing on the other side of death.”
Mike Orren
Newspocalypse now
“We will learn that the less something looks like what we have now, the better chance it has of being the thing on the other side of death.”
“We will learn that the less something looks like what we have now, the better chance it has of being the thing on the other side of death.”
Mike Orren
Newspocalypse now
Mizell Stewart III
Print isn’t dead, it’s just being delivered by mail
“Print as a content platform and, more importantly, as an advertising vehicle is far from dead.”
Mizell Stewart III
Print isn’t dead, it’s just being delivered by mail
“Print as a content platform and, more importantly, as an advertising vehicle is far from dead.”
Mizell Stewart III
Print isn’t dead, it’s just being delivered by mail
“Print as a content platform and, more importantly, as an advertising vehicle is far from dead.”
“Print as a content platform and, more importantly, as an advertising vehicle is far from dead.”
Mizell Stewart III
Print isn’t dead, it’s just being delivered by mail
Anthony Nadler
We’ll see partisan media more clearly
“As partisan media becomes more central to politics, we will need to think about it with more nuance, seeing it as more than a menacing rival to professional journalism.”
Anthony Nadler
We’ll see partisan media more clearly
“As partisan media becomes more central to politics, we will need to think about it with more nuance, seeing it as more than a menacing rival to professional journalism.”
Anthony Nadler
We’ll see partisan media more clearly
“As partisan media becomes more central to politics, we will need to think about it with more nuance, seeing it as more than a menacing rival to professional journalism.”
“As partisan media becomes more central to politics, we will need to think about it with more nuance, seeing it as more than a menacing rival to professional journalism.”
Anthony Nadler
We’ll see partisan media more clearly
Bracey Harris
We look South
“Between the upcoming presidential election and the continued reverberations of the Dobbs decision, the region deserves and will see an uptick in national media attention next year.”
Bracey Harris
We look South
“Between the upcoming presidential election and the continued reverberations of the Dobbs decision, the region deserves and will see an uptick in national media attention next year.”
Bracey Harris
We look South
“Between the upcoming presidential election and the continued reverberations of the Dobbs decision, the region deserves and will see an uptick in national media attention next year.”
“Between the upcoming presidential election and the continued reverberations of the Dobbs decision, the region deserves and will see an uptick in national media attention next year.”
Bracey Harris
We look South
Jody Brannon
More states directly fund local news reporting
“More legislators will introduce efforts to support local news, having realized that the economic plight of news companies, particularly dailies and weeklies, is fraying the fabric of democracy.”
Jody Brannon
More states directly fund local news reporting
“More legislators will introduce efforts to support local news, having realized that the economic plight of news companies, particularly dailies and weeklies, is fraying the fabric of democracy.”
Jody Brannon
More states directly fund local news reporting
“More legislators will introduce efforts to support local news, having realized that the economic plight of news companies, particularly dailies and weeklies, is fraying the fabric of democracy.”
“More legislators will introduce efforts to support local news, having realized that the economic plight of news companies, particularly dailies and weeklies, is fraying the fabric of democracy.”
Jody Brannon
More states directly fund local news reporting
Snigdha Sur
Publishers’ short video strategy is put to the test
“Newsrooms that don’t start testing short video formats won’t be able to engage an audience hungry for information in an unstable political year.”
Snigdha Sur
Publishers’ short video strategy is put to the test
“Newsrooms that don’t start testing short video formats won’t be able to engage an audience hungry for information in an unstable political year.”
Snigdha Sur
Publishers’ short video strategy is put to the test
“Newsrooms that don’t start testing short video formats won’t be able to engage an audience hungry for information in an unstable political year.”
“Newsrooms that don’t start testing short video formats won’t be able to engage an audience hungry for information in an unstable political year.”
Snigdha Sur
Publishers’ short video strategy is put to the test
Joni Deutsch
Podcasting goes bionic
“Even though the audio industry is clearly going through its own version of a ‘bubble burst,’ we can rebuild it.”
Joni Deutsch
Podcasting goes bionic
“Even though the audio industry is clearly going through its own version of a ‘bubble burst,’ we can rebuild it.”
Joni Deutsch
Podcasting goes bionic
“Even though the audio industry is clearly going through its own version of a ‘bubble burst,’ we can rebuild it.”
“Even though the audio industry is clearly going through its own version of a ‘bubble burst,’ we can rebuild it.”
Joni Deutsch
Podcasting goes bionic
Amara Aguilar
Visuals get a boost from AI-powered tools
“Journalists will use AI-powered tools responsibly to create more daily video and graphics content, especially for social media.”
Amara Aguilar
Visuals get a boost from AI-powered tools
“Journalists will use AI-powered tools responsibly to create more daily video and graphics content, especially for social media.”
Amara Aguilar
Visuals get a boost from AI-powered tools
“Journalists will use AI-powered tools responsibly to create more daily video and graphics content, especially for social media.”
“Journalists will use AI-powered tools responsibly to create more daily video and graphics content, especially for social media.”
Amara Aguilar
Visuals get a boost from AI-powered tools
Rachel Lobdell
The voter is the VIP
“We must center our election journalism through the lens of the people we serve, not the candidates courting them.”
Rachel Lobdell
The voter is the VIP
“We must center our election journalism through the lens of the people we serve, not the candidates courting them.”
Rachel Lobdell
The voter is the VIP
“We must center our election journalism through the lens of the people we serve, not the candidates courting them.”
“We must center our election journalism through the lens of the people we serve, not the candidates courting them.”
Rachel Lobdell
The voter is the VIP
Raney Aronson-Rath
More boots on the ground
“Guys, your reporting spread. You did a big thing. Otherwise, no one would know what happened.”
Raney Aronson-Rath
More boots on the ground
“Guys, your reporting spread. You did a big thing. Otherwise, no one would know what happened.”
Raney Aronson-Rath
More boots on the ground
“Guys, your reporting spread. You did a big thing. Otherwise, no one would know what happened.”
“Guys, your reporting spread. You did a big thing. Otherwise, no one would know what happened.”
Raney Aronson-Rath
More boots on the ground
Philip Bump
Journalism needs to learn how to defend itself
“We cannot fight the battle for truth and for our own reputations through disappointed silence, any more than an army can engage its enemy with careful, detailed descriptions of weapons.”
Philip Bump
Journalism needs to learn how to defend itself
“We cannot fight the battle for truth and for our own reputations through disappointed silence, any more than an army can engage its enemy with careful, detailed descriptions of weapons.”
Philip Bump
Journalism needs to learn how to defend itself
“We cannot fight the battle for truth and for our own reputations through disappointed silence, any more than an army can engage its enemy with careful, detailed descriptions of weapons.”
“We cannot fight the battle for truth and for our own reputations through disappointed silence, any more than an army can engage its enemy with careful, detailed descriptions of weapons.”
Philip Bump
Journalism needs to learn how to defend itself
Tracie Powell
The year we see the future of local news won’t look like its past
“We find and fund these outlets by literally meeting audiences where they are — going into towns and neighborhoods and asking, ‘Where do you get your news and information, and who do you trust?'”
Tracie Powell
The year we see the future of local news won’t look like its past
“We find and fund these outlets by literally meeting audiences where they are — going into towns and neighborhoods and asking, ‘Where do you get your news and information, and who do you trust?'”
Tracie Powell
The year we see the future of local news won’t look like its past
“We find and fund these outlets by literally meeting audiences where they are — going into towns and neighborhoods and asking, ‘Where do you get your news and information, and who do you trust?'”
“We find and fund these outlets by literally meeting audiences where they are — going into towns and neighborhoods and asking, ‘Where do you get your news and information, and who do you trust?'”
Tracie Powell
The year we see the future of local news won’t look like its past
Robert Hernandez
The wrong people will be laid off…again
“When layoffs come, those who sold us the false business ideas of ‘pivot to video’ or ‘get me their emails’ or ‘put on live events’ or ‘we need new podcasts’ or ‘let’s get IP to sell to Netflix’ aren’t the ones paying the layoff price.”
Robert Hernandez
The wrong people will be laid off…again
“When layoffs come, those who sold us the false business ideas of ‘pivot to video’ or ‘get me their emails’ or ‘put on live events’ or ‘we need new podcasts’ or ‘let’s get IP to sell to Netflix’ aren’t the ones paying the layoff price.”
Robert Hernandez
The wrong people will be laid off…again
“When layoffs come, those who sold us the false business ideas of ‘pivot to video’ or ‘get me their emails’ or ‘put on live events’ or ‘we need new podcasts’ or ‘let’s get IP to sell to Netflix’ aren’t the ones paying the layoff price.”
“When layoffs come, those who sold us the false business ideas of ‘pivot to video’ or ‘get me their emails’ or ‘put on live events’ or ‘we need new podcasts’ or ‘let’s get IP to sell to Netflix’ aren’t the ones paying the layoff price.”
Robert Hernandez
The wrong people will be laid off…again
Elena Herrero-Beaumont
In the EU, media legislation helps safeguard press freedom
“The EU’s governance approach to the problem of media independence holds some promises that we should be open to explore.”
Elena Herrero-Beaumont
In the EU, media legislation helps safeguard press freedom
“The EU’s governance approach to the problem of media independence holds some promises that we should be open to explore.”
Elena Herrero-Beaumont
In the EU, media legislation helps safeguard press freedom
“The EU’s governance approach to the problem of media independence holds some promises that we should be open to explore.”
“The EU’s governance approach to the problem of media independence holds some promises that we should be open to explore.”
Elena Herrero-Beaumont
In the EU, media legislation helps safeguard press freedom
Logan Jaffe
Local news rediscovers local history
“New local newsrooms can be part of that revisiting. As they create their own histories in relationship to the communities they serve, they are well-suited to change the way history has been told.”
Logan Jaffe
Local news rediscovers local history
“New local newsrooms can be part of that revisiting. As they create their own histories in relationship to the communities they serve, they are well-suited to change the way history has been told.”
Logan Jaffe
Local news rediscovers local history
“New local newsrooms can be part of that revisiting. As they create their own histories in relationship to the communities they serve, they are well-suited to change the way history has been told.”
“New local newsrooms can be part of that revisiting. As they create their own histories in relationship to the communities they serve, they are well-suited to change the way history has been told.”
Logan Jaffe
Local news rediscovers local history
Jennifer Coogan
AI kills the journalism degree — and elevates the apprenticeship
“If AI is indeed a white-collar job eater, then an ancient blue-collar convention might be in order.”
Jennifer Coogan
AI kills the journalism degree — and elevates the apprenticeship
“If AI is indeed a white-collar job eater, then an ancient blue-collar convention might be in order.”
Jennifer Coogan
AI kills the journalism degree — and elevates the apprenticeship
“If AI is indeed a white-collar job eater, then an ancient blue-collar convention might be in order.”
“If AI is indeed a white-collar job eater, then an ancient blue-collar convention might be in order.”
Jennifer Coogan
AI kills the journalism degree — and elevates the apprenticeship
Rick Berke
Build your own platform
“It may not catch on. But it feels good to engage in new ways to cultivate our audience instead of just standing still.”
Rick Berke
Build your own platform
“It may not catch on. But it feels good to engage in new ways to cultivate our audience instead of just standing still.”
Rick Berke
Build your own platform
“It may not catch on. But it feels good to engage in new ways to cultivate our audience instead of just standing still.”
“It may not catch on. But it feels good to engage in new ways to cultivate our audience instead of just standing still.”
Rick Berke
Build your own platform
Courtney Martin
Readers seek depth beyond explainers and infographics
“People want to feel wiser about the nuanced, generational crises that we are facing, and the solutions that might turn the various tides.”
Courtney Martin
Readers seek depth beyond explainers and infographics
“People want to feel wiser about the nuanced, generational crises that we are facing, and the solutions that might turn the various tides.”
Courtney Martin
Readers seek depth beyond explainers and infographics
“People want to feel wiser about the nuanced, generational crises that we are facing, and the solutions that might turn the various tides.”
“People want to feel wiser about the nuanced, generational crises that we are facing, and the solutions that might turn the various tides.”
Courtney Martin
Readers seek depth beyond explainers and infographics
Walter Frick
The (semi-) automated explainer gets good
“With the help of AI, explanatory journalists and the newsrooms they work in will compete on judgment, perspective, process, and personalization.”
Walter Frick
The (semi-) automated explainer gets good
“With the help of AI, explanatory journalists and the newsrooms they work in will compete on judgment, perspective, process, and personalization.”
Walter Frick
The (semi-) automated explainer gets good
“With the help of AI, explanatory journalists and the newsrooms they work in will compete on judgment, perspective, process, and personalization.”
“With the help of AI, explanatory journalists and the newsrooms they work in will compete on judgment, perspective, process, and personalization.”
Walter Frick
The (semi-) automated explainer gets good
Nikita Roy
AI kills the one-size-fits-all model
“Our approach to AI should shift from just considering it for content generation to innovating and creating new, engaging news experiences.”
Nikita Roy
AI kills the one-size-fits-all model
“Our approach to AI should shift from just considering it for content generation to innovating and creating new, engaging news experiences.”
Nikita Roy
AI kills the one-size-fits-all model
“Our approach to AI should shift from just considering it for content generation to innovating and creating new, engaging news experiences.”
“Our approach to AI should shift from just considering it for content generation to innovating and creating new, engaging news experiences.”
Nikita Roy
AI kills the one-size-fits-all model
J. Siguru Wahutu
The year journalism in Africa embraces its Africanness
“It is frustrating that in 2023, we’re still trying to figure out what African journalism is.”
J. Siguru Wahutu
The year journalism in Africa embraces its Africanness
“It is frustrating that in 2023, we’re still trying to figure out what African journalism is.”
J. Siguru Wahutu
The year journalism in Africa embraces its Africanness
“It is frustrating that in 2023, we’re still trying to figure out what African journalism is.”
“It is frustrating that in 2023, we’re still trying to figure out what African journalism is.”
J. Siguru Wahutu
The year journalism in Africa embraces its Africanness
Victor Pickard
The news industry finally reckons with the political economy of journalism
“We can fight to ensure that our media embody the principles of participatory democracy and are dedicated to serving social needs, not private profits.”
Victor Pickard
The news industry finally reckons with the political economy of journalism
“We can fight to ensure that our media embody the principles of participatory democracy and are dedicated to serving social needs, not private profits.”
Victor Pickard
The news industry finally reckons with the political economy of journalism
“We can fight to ensure that our media embody the principles of participatory democracy and are dedicated to serving social needs, not private profits.”
“We can fight to ensure that our media embody the principles of participatory democracy and are dedicated to serving social needs, not private profits.”
Victor Pickard
The news industry finally reckons with the political economy of journalism
Jennifer Brandel
Journalism’s next disruptor: Love
“We have the control to change what we see, and what we choose to report on. This isn’t a decision made by platforms or third parties.”
Jennifer Brandel
Journalism’s next disruptor: Love
“We have the control to change what we see, and what we choose to report on. This isn’t a decision made by platforms or third parties.”
Jennifer Brandel
Journalism’s next disruptor: Love
“We have the control to change what we see, and what we choose to report on. This isn’t a decision made by platforms or third parties.”
“We have the control to change what we see, and what we choose to report on. This isn’t a decision made by platforms or third parties.”
Jennifer Brandel
Journalism’s next disruptor: Love
Joanne McNeil
Dedicated moonlighters
“What’s changed is there’s now a lot less secrecy around journalist-moonlighters. There’s no longer any illusion that, if you were actually any good, someone would have hired you. (Who is there to hire you?)”
Joanne McNeil
Dedicated moonlighters
“What’s changed is there’s now a lot less secrecy around journalist-moonlighters. There’s no longer any illusion that, if you were actually any good, someone would have hired you. (Who is there to hire you?)”
Joanne McNeil
Dedicated moonlighters
“What’s changed is there’s now a lot less secrecy around journalist-moonlighters. There’s no longer any illusion that, if you were actually any good, someone would have hired you. (Who is there to hire you?)”
“What’s changed is there’s now a lot less secrecy around journalist-moonlighters. There’s no longer any illusion that, if you were actually any good, someone would have hired you. (Who is there to hire you?)”
Joanne McNeil
Dedicated moonlighters
Marie Gilot
A humble Clippy for AI
“What was annoying then is exactly what we need now.”
Marie Gilot
A humble Clippy for AI
“What was annoying then is exactly what we need now.”
Marie Gilot
A humble Clippy for AI
“What was annoying then is exactly what we need now.”
“What was annoying then is exactly what we need now.”
Marie Gilot
A humble Clippy for AI
Paul Cheung
A year of consolidation in nonprofit news
“Mergers, acquisitions, and joint-operating agreements will become more prevalent among nonprofit news entities.”
Paul Cheung
A year of consolidation in nonprofit news
“Mergers, acquisitions, and joint-operating agreements will become more prevalent among nonprofit news entities.”
Paul Cheung
A year of consolidation in nonprofit news
“Mergers, acquisitions, and joint-operating agreements will become more prevalent among nonprofit news entities.”
“Mergers, acquisitions, and joint-operating agreements will become more prevalent among nonprofit news entities.”
Paul Cheung
A year of consolidation in nonprofit news
Parker Molloy
Online-to-real-world terror campaigns will be called out for what they are
“Often, when institutions are confronted with the moral panics they’ve helped enable, they respond with contempt.”
Parker Molloy
Online-to-real-world terror campaigns will be called out for what they are
“Often, when institutions are confronted with the moral panics they’ve helped enable, they respond with contempt.”
Parker Molloy
Online-to-real-world terror campaigns will be called out for what they are
“Often, when institutions are confronted with the moral panics they’ve helped enable, they respond with contempt.”
“Often, when institutions are confronted with the moral panics they’ve helped enable, they respond with contempt.”
Parker Molloy
Online-to-real-world terror campaigns will be called out for what they are
Juanita Islas
Journalist safety training isn’t limited to war reporters
“Looking ahead to an election year and taking the lessons learned from 2020, we are obligated to better prepare journalists.”
Juanita Islas
Journalist safety training isn’t limited to war reporters
“Looking ahead to an election year and taking the lessons learned from 2020, we are obligated to better prepare journalists.”
Juanita Islas
Journalist safety training isn’t limited to war reporters
“Looking ahead to an election year and taking the lessons learned from 2020, we are obligated to better prepare journalists.”
“Looking ahead to an election year and taking the lessons learned from 2020, we are obligated to better prepare journalists.”
Juanita Islas
Journalist safety training isn’t limited to war reporters