Every year, journalists are asked to pull out their back-pocket crystal ball, give it a rub and predict the direction the industry is headed. It’s great fun, showing not only the wildly divergent opinions of today’s news folk but also the complexity of the landscape. Who would have thought journalists would be chewing on a return to small-scale storytelling in one breath and virtual reality in the next!
Got a prediction for 2016? Let’s start #thefirstMMJC list. I’ll go first …
I predict 2016 will be your year. While the old guard is muddling to integrate the old with the new, you can speed ahead. Make this year a time to experiment, learn and jump off a few cliffs. Just don’t forget to tweet on the way down!