design

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Washington Post design director for emerging news products Christopher Meighan to give news:rewired keynote in December

We are delighted to announce Christopher Meighan, director for digital news design and presentation, emerging news products, at The Washington Post, as the keynote speaker at December’s news:rewired.

Over the last year, Christopher has helped to launch The Post’s new national product suite, which includes tablet and smartphone apps, a new desktop site, a mobile website, as well as a presence on the Apple Watch.

These products were created to specifically attract a national audience to The Washington Post, focusing on a mix of bold designs and highly curated stories.

The Emerging News Products team is consistently in the innovations mindset, knowing that once they launch something it’s on to figuring out what the next thing will be.

Tickets are available for just 165+VAT, so reserve your place now to avoid missing out.

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Links: the digital production desk – more platforms, more potential?

We’re back with more links and resources around some of the discussion topics planned for news:rewired – beyond the story. In this post we’ve collected some tips and articles of interest relating to the digital production desk session, which features speakers Jonathan Richards, Martin Stabe and Vicky Taylor, discussing: the move to digital platforms and production desks; the new tools and opportunities on offer and also how to apply traditional skills to the new media environment.

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