REVOLUTION

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REVOLUTION
in the NEWSROOM

• WORLD EDITORS FORUM STUDY TOUR
• 2009

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Welcome to Fort Dunlop
The whole of BPM Media is accommodated in the
top floor the largest single-floor office space
in the UK, outside of London
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New editorial system, new process, new roles and
a new office all in seven months
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Our goals

• Transform from newspaper publisher to multimedia
  business
• Dramatically increase volume and variety of
  multimedia content
• Build a strong platform for commercial growth in
  the digital arena
• Attract the brightest multimedia talent
• Achieve a substantial reduction in operating costs

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Our research

• Daily Telegraph
• World Editors Forum
• IFRA Digital Trends
• Gannett, USA
• De Volksrant, Amsterdam
• Nordjyske Medier
• Die Welt, Berlin

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First step newsroom integration in Cardiff
LAUNCHED APRIL 08
ONE NEWSROOM ORIGINATING AND EDITING CONTENT
FOR ALL TITLES AND ALL CHANNELS 24X7
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Newsroom architecture
Central hub is the heartbeat of the newsroom

• Symbols of change
• Multimedia screens
• Editors at open desks
• Smartphones laptops
• Hot-desking
• New job descriptions
• Philosophical change
• No secrets environment
• Story-led, not media-led
• No single-task roles
• Communication Training

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The Cardiff model
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INTEGRATION INTO SINGLE NEWSROOM
TRADITIONAL COPY FLOW UNCHANGED
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From five stepsto THREE
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The new Midlands model
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SHORTENED PROCESS
INTEGRATION INTO SINGLE NEWSROOM
TRADITIONAL PROCESS REPORTER to NEWSDESK to
DESIGN to SUB to REVISE/OUTPUT NEW PROCESS
REPORTER to MULTIMEDIA DESK to PAGE
FINISHING/OUTPUT
FULLY LIVE SINCE NOVEMBER 2, 2008
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Templates are a key enabler
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Writing to page

• TV editor writes into
• pre-defined template
• Several templates for
• each page, to
• give variety, to suit
• picture shape and
• advertising etc

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The result

• The new process works! No editions missed or late
• Online output substantially increased
• Reporters just get it, others may need more
  support
• Ongoing refinement is important
• Savings target achieved
• Overall, were 75 per cent
• of the way towards the goal