DIGITALNEWSPROJECT2018Journalism,Media,andTechnologyTrendsandPredictions2018NicNewmanContentsAbouttheAuthor4Acknowledgements4ExecutiveSummary51.LookingBackat201772.KeyTrendsandPredictionsfor2018122.1BreakingPublishers’DependenceonPlatforms122.2RestoringTrustintheEraofFakeNews162.3SocialMediaandMessagingin2018192.4SocialChallengetoTraditionalTelevisionIntensifies212.5ShiftingBusinessModels:FromAdvertisingtoReaderPayment222.6Data,Registration,andNewPermissions(GDPR)272.7NewsroomsEmbraceArtificialIntelligence(AI)293.NewDevicesandTechnologies343.1IntelligentSpeakers,IntelligentAgentsandtheBattlefortheHome343.2SmartphonesandTablets373.3AugmentedReality(AR)andVirtualReality(VR)393.4Hearables423.5NewIdeasfromtheEast:TheRiseofAsianTech