The Times is Britain’s pioneer in subscriber journalism, It was the first British newspaper, in 2010, to go behind a paywall. It’s a gamble that paid off: more than two-thirds of subscribers today are digital, following substantial growth in recent months.
In this session The Times’s Head of Digital Edward Roussel will talk through digital changes at the times to its newsroom and how that joins up with its business model. This includes an editorial strategy focused on fewer, better stories. Going deep on reporting and also focusing on three distinct storytelling approaches: live, visual and interactive. Edward will also reflect on lessons learned - often the hard way - from mistakes made by publishers over the past decade, and how to avoid them in the future.
Agenda
Future of the Newsroom
Presenter
Edward Roussel
Head of Digital, The Times
Edward Roussel is head of digital for The Times & The Sunday Times, Britain’s leading news brand, a post he took on six months ago. Previously, Edward was chief Innovation officer for The Wall Street Journal, based in New York, where he worked for eight years. At WSJ, Edward oversaw the launch of new businesses as well as relations with the Silicon Valley tech platforms, including Apple, Google and Facebook.