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Twitter predicts: What's in store for online journalism and media in 2009?

Posted: 19/12/08 By: Laura Oliver

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Media news in the past year has been dominated by job cuts, closures and deteriorating market conditions.

In some areas and formats journalism has continued to grow, however, and 2008 has been a year of new innovations online and new issues and opportunities around citizen media.

So what will 2009 bring? The end of newspaper video, the year of the mobile or the death of the newspaper?

Using microblogging service Twitter, Journalism.co.uk asked some industry insiders for their 140 character predictions for online journalism and media in 2009.

[Add your predictions in the comments below or reply on Twitter @journalismnews)

George Hopkin, 'SEO evangelist' at Johnston Press (@GeorgeHopkin):
Twitter update from George Hopkin

Sarah Hartley, head of online editorial at the Manchester Evening News (@sarah_hartley):
Twitter update from Sarah Hartley

Rory Brown, ex-MD at Incisive Media and magazine industry blogger (@rorybrown):
Twitter update from Rory Brown

Dave Lee, co-editor of the BBC Internet Blog (@davelee):
Twitter update from Dave Lee

Tom Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich (@tom_watson):
Twitter update from Tom Watson

Craig McGill, DADA account director and former deputy news editor at the Daily Mirror (@craigmcgill):
Twitter update from Craig McGill

Vincent Maher, portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom and formerly of South Africa's Mail&Guardian (@vincent_maher):
Twitter update from Vincent Maher

Eric Scherer, director of strategic planning and partnerships at Agence France-Press (@EricScherer):
Twitter update from Eric Scherer

Aron Pilhofer, editor of newsroom interactive technologies at the New York Times (@pilhofer):
Twitter update from Aron Pilhofer

Screenshot of Twitter update from Aron Pilhofer

Screengrab of Twitter update from Aron Pilhofer

Andy Dickinson, digital and online journalism lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (@digidickinson):
Twitter update from Andy Dickinson

Mark S. Luckie, multimedia journalist, blogger and freelance web and graphic designer (@10000Words):
Twitter update from Mark S. Luckie

Alex Lockwood, journalism lecturer at the University of Sunderland (@alexlockwood):
Screengrab of tweet from Alex Lockwood

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