"We will lose. The public will lose." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-g...

"My prediction for 2026: the news industry will finally realize that these informal community information networks are not peripheral to local news — they are the most functional version of it." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

"How do we build trust with audiences about complex technology stories when we treat our own computers and devices like mysterious black boxes without even watching a few YouTube videos about how they actually work?" www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...

It's never too late to snag one (or more!) of our recs for yourself 😇 www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

"Here’s the type of content losing to AI: explainers, how-tos, evergreens, aggregated news, resource lists, hours of operation for government offices, recipes." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/sorr...

The newsroom becomes a commons www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

[email protected]: The future of news is people, bots, and the avatars we trust www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

Vibe coding to empower communities www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/vibe...

[email protected]: Social media’s decline is journalism’s hope www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/soci...

[email protected]: Forget “Google Zero.” We need to talk about “People Zero.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/forg...

Local newsrooms will play more www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/loca...

[email protected]: Journalists talk about the elephant in the room: our relationship with Big Tech www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

A year for revolutionary journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-ye...

Journalism will ask better questions and listen to different answers by @blackamazon.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

Migrant joy as an act of resistance by @maritzafelix.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/migr...

They’re not coming by @webjournalist.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...

Young journalists force the industry to change — whether it’s ready or not www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/youn...

Placemaking will become a priority (again) for local/regional media www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plac...

[email protected]: The year of the network www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

[email protected]: We can’t build the future of journalism while losing the people who build It www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-c...

Want loyalty? Investing in hard-to-reach audiences will be the key www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/want...

Exiled journalism’s biggest threat is something more mundane than censorship www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/exil...

The “HBO of podcasting” finally emerges www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

AI breaks the hamster wheel of journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-b...

[email protected]: Crowdsourced accountability reporting shines a brighter light on Big Tech www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/crow...

Newsrooms will embrace *some* AI-generated imagery, by @hiannie.bsky.social: www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

[email protected]: 3 big risks catch up with some indie publishers in 2026 www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/3-bi...

DEI dies in darkness, taking integrity with it www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/dei-...

If confusion is the commodity, certainty is the premium product www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/if-c...

AI will force us to be more ambitious, more human storytellers. by @suze.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...

Public media’s next act, by Steve Henn www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...

The year we stop pretending the industry has changed, by Delano Massey www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

A reckoning is coming for journalism philanthropy, writes @damaso.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-re...

2026 will bring a renaissance for structured journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-re...

“AI is the breakout star, trust is missing, and everyone’s wondering who’s writing the script.” - @digidave.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/comi...

Data needs to drive conversations, not division, writes @jasonforrest.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/data...

“Of the 32 arrests or detainments of journalists in 2025, 28 occurred while they were covering protests.” - @kamccudden.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

Newsrooms will reckon with AI slop, writes @karissabe.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

“The danger isn’t AI replacing journalists — it’s AI replacing the public-information structures that ground American democracy.” - @erinblogan.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-i...

In 2026, writes @rodneygibbs.com, journalism will go from both-sidesism to backbone www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/from...

“In 50 years, 100 years, how will history judge how we covered this president?” - @rickberke.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-s...

“The fundamentals of journalism haven’t changed as much as some people want to believe.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-m...

Coalition – not consolidation – is the key to independent media’s survival, writes @malloryjohns.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/coal...

“Community will increasingly replace audience as the driver of engagement, something digital content creators and influencers have long understood.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/disr...

Rise of the vibecoding journalists www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/rise...

“When ICE agents grab people off our streets, residents need documenters they already trust. If you haven’t built that trust beforehand, you won’t get those calls. You won’t get access.” - @krismul.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/taki...

“By stating knowns, unknowns, and consequences plainly and with context, journalists can help the public feel able to respond to events appropriately.” - @annieisi.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/2026...

“The audience has taken the wheel, and we’re all in the passenger seat now.” - @juliaangwin.com www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/audi...

In 2026 there will be more organizing in the new, weird media landscape, writes @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/more...

“Traditional tropes about ‘dinner-table conversations’ no longer reflect how many Americans build political meaning.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...