Digital Editors' Network

#responsiveDEN Coming to you live from the Media Factory

There's little doubt that forward-thinking news publishers big and small will be ramping up their mobile efforts in 2013. But while that may be strategically straightforward, implementing an effective cross-media publishing strategy will continue to present significant technical, organisational and business challenges. With the array of channels and devices increasing, it's probably not surprising that the RWD (Responsive Web Design) vs AWD (Adaptive Web Design) is a hot debate right now. Or that the title for the next Digital Editors Network meetup on 21 Februrary in the Media Factory in Preston is #responsiveDEN. Sure, we'll be taking an indepth look at the various approaches to web design that intends to provide an optimal viewing experience — easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling — across a wide range of devices from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones. But we'll also be thinking more laterally about what R...

There’s a lot of talk about Responsive Web Design lately. And, at first glance, it’s not difficult to see why. With the mantra of gather-once-publish-many ringing in their ears, time-poor digital editors are increasingly considering an approach to web design that intends to provide an optimal viewing experience — easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling — across a wide range of devices from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones. But what is conceptually straightforward is seldom just that in practice . What are the newsroom implications of following a RWD approach? How are news users responding? And commercial partners? For an in-depth discussion on the issues, join MNA Digital development manager Mark Cadman and electronic editor Abigail Edge   who led team that charted the Express and Star and Shropshire Star ’s route to responsive design at the next Digital Editors Network meetup on 21 February 2013  at the Media Factory in...