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Gareth Morgan, the editor of the Daily Star Sunday, has been appointed head of a new digital newsroom at Northern & Shell.Gareth Morgan, the editor of the Daily Star Sunday, has been appointed head of a new digital newsroom at Northern & Shell.
Morgan will be group content director of digital content across Richard Desmond's Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday titles, as well as his OK!, New! and Star magazines.Morgan will be group content director of digital content across Richard Desmond's Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday titles, as well as his OK!, New! and Star magazines.
The new role is part of Desmond's move to bolster the digital operations of each of his newspaper and magazine titles. It comes a month after Northern & Shell announced plans to create up to 40 editorial roles across the newspaper websites.The new role is part of Desmond's move to bolster the digital operations of each of his newspaper and magazine titles. It comes a month after Northern & Shell announced plans to create up to 40 editorial roles across the newspaper websites.
Morgan said: "I have 22 years of experience as a journalist, 20 of those on national newspapers and 10 as a tabloid editor. But I have never taken on anything as important as this. The transition from print-focused operation to a combined digital and print newsroom is essential to ensure the future of journalism – the profession I love."Morgan said: "I have 22 years of experience as a journalist, 20 of those on national newspapers and 10 as a tabloid editor. But I have never taken on anything as important as this. The transition from print-focused operation to a combined digital and print newsroom is essential to ensure the future of journalism – the profession I love."
Morgan, a former rocket scientist at British Aerospace who went to university with the physicist Brian Cox, has edited the Daily Star Sunday since December 2003, a year after its launch. Northern & Shell said he will work with the titles' existing digital operations and manage greater integration between their print and online properties.Morgan, a former rocket scientist at British Aerospace who went to university with the physicist Brian Cox, has edited the Daily Star Sunday since December 2003, a year after its launch. Northern & Shell said he will work with the titles' existing digital operations and manage greater integration between their print and online properties.
Paul Ashford, the group editorial director at Northern & Shell, said: "I am delighted that Gareth is bringing his experience and journalistic flair to this newly created position. His instincts and creativity will enable us to develop a new digital environment to complement our existing print operations and continue the integration investment we have already begun."Paul Ashford, the group editorial director at Northern & Shell, said: "I am delighted that Gareth is bringing his experience and journalistic flair to this newly created position. His instincts and creativity will enable us to develop a new digital environment to complement our existing print operations and continue the integration investment we have already begun."
Desmond conceded in an interview with MediaGuardian in April that his titles had been slow to embrace the web compared with rivals such as guardian.co.uk, Mail Online or Telegraph.co.uk. "It is quite nice sometimes to be a dedicated follower of fashion as opposed to being a pioneer," he said.Desmond conceded in an interview with MediaGuardian in April that his titles had been slow to embrace the web compared with rivals such as guardian.co.uk, Mail Online or Telegraph.co.uk. "It is quite nice sometimes to be a dedicated follower of fashion as opposed to being a pioneer," he said.
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