Business Insider | Mark Coatney, an online editor who’s gained recognition for building up the magazine’s Tumblr blog, announced on his Tumblr blog that he’s leaving Newsweek for Tumblr!
Coatney writes:
My new job, basically, will be to take the lessons I’ve learned at Newsweek and bring them to other media outlets. The mission is to show how this platform can be key to connecting journalists and readers, making the process more engaging and conversational. The approach will be the same that I’ve taken in creating the Newsweek Tumblr: That the most important thing for any publisher is to first be a full, participating member of the community, and that the main focus should be on meeting the needs of that community, not self-promotion.
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