Growth in mobile and launches of ultralocal and niche news sites were anticipated; while support for online-only media ventures was a popular choice.
Revisiting their tweeted responses, we asked them if they stick by their ideas for 2009 and what's in store for 2010.
Tomorrow we'll post predictions from David Higgerson, Alison Gow, Adam Westbrook, Jon Slattery, Nigel Barlow and other journalists working in the digital field.
[Add your predictions in the comments below or reply on Twitter @journalismnews]
Sarah Hartley, launch editor of Guardian Local (@foodiesarah):
Prediction for 2009
What's in store for 2010?
Rory Brown, ex-MD at Incisive Media and magazine industry blogger (@rorybrown):
Prediction for 2009
What's in store for 2010?
Vincent Maher, portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom and formerly of South Africa's Mail&Guardian (@vincent_maher):
Prediction for 2009
What's in store for 2010?
Aron Pilhofer, editor of newsroom interactive technologies at the New York Times (@pilhofer):
Prediction for 2009
What's in store for 2010?
Mark S. Luckie, multimedia journalist, blogger and freelance web and graphic designer (@10000Words):
Prediction for 2009
What's in store for 2010? (via a comment on the Journalism.co.uk site)
True to my "prediction", many online news media have gone online-only either by choice or because of financial circumstances. The web has levelled the playing field so much that one does not need the cost-heavy production costs of traditional offline publication to sustain a viable media outlet. Also, I had to re-evaluate my use of the word "interactive" for social media. I believe many traditional media companies have moved away from using social media to simply push their content and have used it as a platform to actually engage with their audiences.
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