The editor of the world’s first iPad ‘native’ magazine Anthony Noguera has been confirmed as a speaker at this year’s News on the Move conference organised by Press Gazette in association with Google.
News on the Move aims to tells digital journalists and publishers how to make great journalism work on iPads and tablet devices.
Former Arena editor Noguera launched PROJECT magazine for Virgin in November 2010 and last year launched iPad-only magazine for men INDUSTRIA.
He said: “At the moment big publishing groups are designing print magazines and sticking them on iPads and that’s only going to get you so far."
He plans to reveal some of the pitfalls and secrets of publishing for iPad, why tablet computers aren't neccessarily the "Holy Grail" for journalist and how to get around the drawbacks of publishing on the strictly controlled Kindle Fire and Apple iPad platforms.
Noguera is now managing director of Accelerated Intelligence, a content agency which is involved in print, web and app-based publishing.
Other confirmed speakers for News on the Move II at Google on 11 April are:
- Trinity Mirror managing director for digital Chris Ellis
- Group product manager for The Guardian in charge of Guardian.co.uk and apps Anthony Sullivan
- Online product management director for the Financial Times MB Christie
- Editor in chief of Computer Weekly – Bryan Glick – talking about how, two years after ditching print, his title now reaches 200,000 subscribers a week with its digital edition
- Future Publishing editor in chief for tablet editions Mike Goldsmith (in November Future revealed it was making £600,000 a month from digital magazine sales)
- Google head of strategic partnerships for Europe, Middle East and Asia – Luca Forlin
- Dennis Publishing director of product, tablets and apps Alex Watson
- Enders Analysis mobile media expert Benedict Evans
- Chief executive of Apptitude Media Marc Hartog – who led a management buyout in January of the British Journal of Photography after the launch of its hugely successful iPad edition
- Digital product owner for News International Emma Fulton
- Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford
- Product director at Hearst Magazines Lee Wilkinson
- Former digital/deputy editor of New Statesman and multimedia editor of Channel 4 News Jon Bernstein
The draft programme for News on the Move II is as follows:
Coffee/registration at Google’s UK headquarters, Central St Giles, from 1.30pm
2pm – Welcome from conference chairman, Dominic Ponsford – editor of Press Gazette
2.05pm – Industry overview on tablet computing and journalism from Benedict Evans of Enders analysis
2.30pm – Panel one: How to make brilliant journalism for tablet platforms
3.20pm – Refreshments break
3.30pm – Panel two: How to make money from publishing brilliant journalism on tablet devices
4.10pm – Keynote presentation
4.30pm – Panel three: Social media, metrics, marketing and workflow solutions.
5.30pm – Networking drinks
News on the Move is free to attend – but priority will be given to senior digital journalists and publishers
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