Author Archive for Kirsten Ballard

5 Answers with Mark Smith
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5 Answers with Mark Smith

Mark W. Smith is the Washington Post’s editor for mobile web. His focus is on traffic growth, especially among mobile web users. Before The Post, ... Read More
With Dimples, Newspapers Save Printing Money
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With Dimples, Newspapers Save Printing Money

Part of a Series Featuring the 2016 Accelerator Pitch Program Winners The Average Joe reading the paper can't see them, but they are there: thousands of ... Read More
Covering the White House
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Covering the White House

Watch: Full Session Video (member log-in required) When Michael McCurry worked as White House Press Secretary, he said social media was taking the reporters out ... Read More
Keynote: Marty D. Baron, Executive Editor, The Washington Post
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Keynote: Marty D. Baron, Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Watch: Full Session Video (member log-in required) The Washington Post’s Executive Editor, Marty Baron, declared that the time for mourning is over. “We have to ... Read More
mediaXchange 2016 Panel: Evolution of Local News
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mediaXchange 2016 Panel: Evolution of Local News

When asked by a mediaXchange attendee how best to serve the unpleasant stories that nobody really wants to read, the boring, but important ones, Jim ... Read More
5 Answers with Alexander Klopping
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5 Answers with Alexander Klopping

Alexander Klöpping is founder of Blendle, a successful iTunes-like system for journalism from The Netherlands, backed by The New York Times and Axel Springer. Klöpping ... Read More