
(F39)_Job:01-40630 Title:RP-Designing the Editional Experience
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160 DESIGNING THE EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
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Case Study:
The New Republic
WEBSITE: NEWREPUBLIC.COM
FREQUENCY: BIWEEKLY PRINT, MOBILE,
CONTINUOUSLY WEB
FORMATS: PRINT, WEB, MOBILE
LOCATION: WASHINGTON D.C.
EDITOR: FRANKIN FOER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: DIRK BARNETT
PUBLISHER: CHRIS HUGHES
FOUNDED: 1914 PRINT
When Facebook cofounder Chris
Hughes acquired Old Guard political
and literary publication The New
Republic, the then 29-year-old’s
actions surprised many in both
the tech and journalism camps. By
hitching his wagon to a 100-year