So, it may seen a little arrogant to assume that our blog can act as a barometer of the journalism industry, but what the heck.

If you look at the five most viewed posts of 2012, it seems reasonable to me to make the following assumptions:

• The fundamentals still matter.  The No. 1 post on our site for three years running is Ten tips for writing TV news.  No. 5 is How to write a compelling TV news story.

• Video is a ubiquitous story telling tool for journalists now.  If you don’t know a little about shooting and editing video stories, get started with our No. 2 ranked Video Editing Tips post.

• Mobile is big and getting bigger.  Post No. 3 shows that a smartphone is now just part of the newsgathering toolkit. 

• It’s all about the story.  Great storytelling will never go out of style as evidenced by No. 4 and  NBC’s Bob Dotson is truly one of the great storytellers.

If  you’re making resolutions for 2013, consider learning a new skill or re-dedicating yourself to some of the oldies and goodies.  Happy New Year from Advancing the Story!