Chicago Daily News, 1976
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New York Times Innovation Report
Innovation Report nuggets (Nieman Journalism Lab)
• The value of the homepage is decreasing.
• Newsroom must work with business side
• Experimentation
• Repackage old content in new ways.
• Need more tools, not one-offs
• Structured data
• Platform/publisher
• Mobile demands its own creativity.
TOMORROW’S NEWSROOM Looking forward
Always be learning
Student designed by Wilson Joseph from the thenounproject.com
WHAT’S COMING? Disruption and opportunity in the newsroom
1. Robots & Automation
Robot designed by Simon Child from the thenounproject.com
Robots
• Automated stories
• Sensor journalism
• Drone journalism
• Machine learning
2. Internet of Everything
Atomic designed by Jerry Wang from the thenounproject.com
3. Data
• Data journalism, skills
• Analytics
• Pitfalls
4. Wearables
5. Creativity & Design
Idea designed by Andrew Laskey from the thenounproject.com
You are high-paid consultants tasked with identifying opportunities for your newsroom based on these trends: 1. Robots & Automation 2. Internet of Everything 3. Data 4. Wearables 5. Creativity and Design What are your recommendations? THINK BIG!