Digital Editors' Network

Digital Editors Network (DEN) co-founder François Nel today announced that editors from two leading national news publishers are becoming co-convenors of the industry innovators’ peer learning network that has been meeting for Chatham House Rule-discussions since 2007. Nick Petrie, deputy digital editor of The Times and the Sunday Times, and Beth Ashton , head of audience and subscriptions at The Telegraph, have joined former Wall Street Journal digital editor John Crowley and Dr Francois Nel , who is editor of World Press Trends for WAN-IFRA and course leader of the new Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme to be offered by the Media Innovation Studio at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. “I am delighted to join DEN as co-convener and I hope to help continue the outstanding work DEN has done so far in bringing together people from across all levels of newsrooms to navigate complex issues faced by our industry,” said Ashton, who joined the Telegraph from the...

If the future of quality journalism is on your mind, then you won't want to miss the Spring 2017 meeting of the Digital Editors’ Network meeting on June 20th. Hosted by Twitter's Rob Owers at its London offices in Soho  and co-sponsored by the editorial software firm Desk-Net , the meeting will focus on how quality journalism can overcome two of its biggest challenges – the corrosive impact of misinformation, and the continuing search for sustainable business models. Along with Twitter's Global Head of News Peter Greenberger , speakers from Twitter,   Facebook ,  the BBC , Trinity Mirror , Full Fact ,  the Conversation ,  the   London School of Economics and Political Science ,   and University of Central Lancashire  will lead the discussions that will kick off at 3pm and conclude at 7pm with a networking reception. Confirmed speakers are:  Peter Greenberger , Global Head of News at Twitter   Aine Kerr , Head of J...