The paper presents the results of a horizon scanning process on the
futures of journalism and the news media. It offers an analytical
framework for the anticipation of the futures of journalism by mapping
out how experts see the current state and the future of journalism. The
data is gathered from the 2017 journalism predictions by NiemanLab of
the Harvard University, and from a 2014 futures workshop and interview
(FWI) process for Finnish journalists and media experts. The NiemanLab
predictions are categorised, and these categories are compared with the
FWI results to find common themes and trends. The results from both data
analyses are reflected upon a typology of digital journalism by Mark Deuze (2003).
In terms of identified trends, a diversification of journalism,
contests over what is true and what is not, collaboration, and an
increasingly close relationship between media outlets and the audiences
stand out. In regards to changes in journalistic values and types,
especially the rise of dialogical journalism is predicated by the
analysis, as well as “instrumental” journalism that serves specific
audience needs. Together these developments imply a discontinuation in
the shape of journalism, moving away from an insulated field toward in
many ways more open culture and practice of journalism.