Johnston Press announces completion of its ambitious digital overhaul for all its titles
Johnston Press has announced that its plan to give each of its titles a new and improved digital platform is now complete.
All 173 of Johnston Press' news sites have now be fully updated
The publisher’s investment into launching responsive websites for every one of its titles started just over a year ago with the Scotsman and will now conclude with the Brighton and Hove Independent this week.
The programme’s aim was to offer users a more responsive and all round better experience regardless of which device they were using and involved 173 news brands in total.
Now each of Johnston Press’ websites will adapt to the size of the device on which it is viewed, automatically reconfiguring to give the best possible experience for the audience on mobile, tablet and desktop.
Led by Johnston Press’ director of digital newsbrand products, Paul Napier, the programme was executed by his digital team and involved staff from almost every area of Johnston Press.
Napier, director of digital newsbrand products at Johnston Press, said: “The team has been working incredibly hard since the launch of the new Scotsman site last year. Much has changed in the industry and the wider world since then, and it’s fantastic to see that we’ve been able to exceed our target of making every site fully responsive by the end of the year – achieving our goal a month early.
“Launching so many sites in so many different markets has been a complex process, but with the support of many dozens of colleagues from across Johnston Press, including the whole digital product team, editorial, advertising, design, marketing, learning & development and IT, as well as our development partners Endava, we now have easy-to-navigate sites for our audiences across the UK, displaying our editorial teams’ content in the best way.”