CounterValue: FT’s Newsroom 2009 and why CMS tech is holding publishers back
March 25th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Newspapers
Great post from Telegraph assistant editor Justin Williams on changes to production under the Financial Times’ Newsroom 2009 project and the Tele’s own trials with new sub-editing processes.
But, says Williams:
“What has and continues to hold this up is the technology. Editorial CMS suppliers continue to market products that, although making the process of web publishing easier and faster, still rely upon the buyers maintaining large production departments to manage the print pages.”
Spelling, grammar, style checks, page construction and more should be automated, he argues.
Tags: Financial Times, ft, Justin Williams, Newsroom 2009, sub-editing, telegraph, Telegraph assistant editor, The Financial Times, web publishing
