What Will 2026 Mean for Journalism? Some Thoughts...

Here's a look at my annual media predictions, 2021-2026.

Dec 10, 2025

∙ Paid

Every year, Nieman Lab asks a bunch of media people for journalism predictions for the new year. I’ve participated in the past. I’ve provided predictions for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. Earlier this week, they published my prediction for 2026.

Here’s a full breakdown of my predictions. I think with one exception, I’ve been pretty spot on.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Present Age to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.