Kerry J. Northrup • +1.803.474.3385 kerry.john@northrup.com • www.newsplexer.com
A career journalist, editorial technologist and international media manager with a knack for developing new ways of doing news, and a personal commitment to the informed society. Created the Newsplex prototype convergent newsroom-lab. Inaugural Cal Turner professor of journalism & emergent media. Leads an experimental news studio training millennial media entrepreneurs.
Professional experience
Chief Editorial Officer/News Experience Producer The Newsplexer Projects Founder and director of the experimental news studio that designs unique massive-media editorial productions prototyping new ways of doing news while training talented storytellers for the new mainstream media.
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2014 to present
2009-2016
Professional-in-Residence, Turner Professorship Western Kentucky University School of Journalism & Broadcasting Endowed professor of journalism and emergent media. Established and directed Western iMedia, an entrepreneurial editorial startup that mentored elite students in creating non-traditional, millennial news platforms. Taught capstone courses in collaborative journalism.
1998-2015
Primary researcher • NewsGear Advanced Journalist Technology Project Organized and led annual evaluation and recommendation of mobile, multimedia newshandling equipment for field journalists, assembling selected gear into a backpack or satchel demonstration kit.
2004-2009
Director of Publications World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Managed editorial and advertising activities across all of the organization’s multiple media, both print and digital, with a multilingual editorial staff of 24 and a 2 million EUR budget. Based in Europe.
NewsGear 2014
2004-2009
Director • WAN-IFRA Magazine Publisher of an integrated print-digital news industry trade journal produced monthly in six languages for a readership of more than 24,000 media professionals in more than 70 countries.
2002-2004
Founding Director • IFRA Newsplex at the University of South Carolina Conceived, designed and assembled the funding coalition to create a US$2.5 million prototype convergent-media newsroom-studio for demonstration, training and research in next-generation newshandling technologies and techniques.
2002-2004
Visiting Professor • University of South Carolina College of Mass Communications and Information Studies Conducted cross-media skills and mindset training and lectures for more than 1,800 professionals over the first 18 months of Newsplex operations.
The Newsplexer Projects
On the cover of Editor & Publisher December 2002
2000
Executive Producer • “Tomorrow’s News” Produced Telly Award-winning eight-minute newsroom-of-the-future concept video, translated into three languages, distributed worldwide.
1997-2004 1995-1997
Executive Director • IFRA Centre for Advanced News Operations Technology Editor • IFRA Research/Consulting Supported 3,000 member newsrooms worldwide as an expert in newsroom restructuring, multiple-media strategy and advanced editorial technologies. Consulted at 32 media organizations in 24 countries.
1992-1995
Technologies Editor • Gannett Co. Developed news management and digital archiving systems for the largest U.S. newspaper group at the time. Supported the company’s newsroom staffs in adapting organizational structures and workflows to make the best use of new digital and online capabilities.
Newsplex training center
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