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Running Editorial Teams and Workflows Office Hours

July 1, 2022

Vahe Arabian

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Vahe Arabian

Founder and Editor in Chief of State of Digital Publishing. My vision is to provide digital publishing and media professionals a platform to collaborate and promote their efforts, my passion is to uncover talent and… Read more

Edited by Andrew Kemp

Andrew Kemp

Andrew joined the State of Digital Publishing team in 2021, bringing with him more than a decade and a half of editorial experience in B2B publishing. His career has spanned the technology, natural resources, financ…Read more

Vahe Arabian

Founder and Editor in Chief of State of Digital Publishing. My vision is to provide digital publishing and media professionals a platform to collaborate and...Read more

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Join Alexis Grant, founder and CEO of They Got Acquired, Claudio Cabrera, VP – newsroom strategy and audience of The Athletic, and Andrew Kemp, managing editor of State of Digital Publishing (SODP), as they discuss the basics of running editorial teams and workflows. Follow along as they interact with SODP members and share the fundamentals of effective editorial strategies and workflow management.

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