SMW London | What Does a Responsive Newsroom Really Look Like?

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Responsive Newsrooms at Social Media Week

Dan Gardner, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director at Code and Theory, discusses the future of responsive newsrooms at Social Media Week London. This discussion sets the stage for understanding the evolving role of newsrooms in the digital age.

Discussion on Social Media and News

On the morning of Wednesday, September 24, Code and Theory led a special 75-minute session at Social Media Week London that explored the convergence of responsive design, social media and the newsroom. Dan Gardner, Code and Theory's co-founder and Executive Creative Director, UX, kicked off the two-part session with a keynote titled "What Does a Responsive Newsroom Really Look Like?" This session set the stage for a deeper discussion on the evolving role of newsrooms in the digital age.

Discussion on Social Media and News

Dan Gardner, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director at Code and Theory | Code and TheoryFollowing the keynote, Blundstone Osterberger, Code and Theory's Managing Director, London, moderated a discussion on the state of social media and the news, comprised of digital publishing experts, including the BBC's James Montgomery, The Telegraph's Richard Moynihan, and The Guardian's Tom Grinsted.

Discussion on Social Media and News

Social Media Week London is a week long conference that provides the ideas, trends, insights and inspiration to help people and businesses understand how to achieve more in a hyper-connected world. This event serves as a platform for discussing the evolving landscape of media and technology.

About the Code and Theory Network

The Code and Theory Network is the only network with a balance of 50% creative and 50% engineers at scale. The technology and creative network within Stagwell Group is built to experience change for businesses that need to navigate the complexity of changing consumer behaviors, emerging technologies and AI. With a global footprint and the capabilities to work across the entire consumer journey, we crave the hardest problems to solve. The network includes the flagship agency Code and Theory as well as Kettle, instrument, Left Field Labs, Mediacurrent, Rhythm and Truelogic. Code and Theory clients include Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, NFL, Pfizer and Yeti.

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