Greg Barber

RFA welcomes Greg Barber as its first Head of Digital Operations and Innovation. His decades of industry experience will be invaluable as he helps lead the ongoing digital transformation of RFA's newsroom. The full statement on @gjbarb's new role is here: en.rfa.org/oIqSha

@dmitryshishkin Oh, I’m so sorry, Dmitry. Love to you and your family.

Our brave, beautiful, incredible girl passed away at 5.28pm today. She has taught us to love fully, without judgement or expectations, to see the good in people, to be brave when it felt impossible. In the 2+ of her illness she never complained, faced every challenge with dignity

Discovered a stack of these while doing some house cleaning tonight. Evergreen questions and advice from experts via @coralproject. Still online! guides.coralproject.net/workbook/

@dmitryshishkin You and me both!

@gjbarb FYI, my friend! Hope to have a conversation about it in Perugia!

Collection expanded! Another example of a user needs-centric media publishing model in action, this time from @voxdotcom (image created by me, granted, based on a recent @NiemanLab piece). @SwatiGauri, @MelissaBell 👏👏👏

@NewsEdJane @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks so much, Jane. I hope the honeymoon was relaxing!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Just catching up with stuff post-honeymoon so apols for the delay but this is great! Can’t wait to hear all about it soon. Good luck in these first few weeks!

Professional news: I’m winding up my 18-year run at @washingtonpost next week to become a VP of product at @voxmedia, working to develop subscriber experiences that will inform and delight our audience. (1/) voxmedia.com/2021/10/7/2271…

@colinmegill @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Colin!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Congrats!!

@shefalikulkarni @washingtonpost Thanks, Shefali!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost All the best in your new role Greg!

So long, @washingtonpost. And thanks for everything.

@Kimbriell @washingtonpost Thanks, Kimbriell!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost Good luck Greg!

- An ad for Trove - A manual photo-sizing wheel I’ve apparently had since running my high-school newspaper - The communicorn, a character spawned from the @coralproject project-naming sessions, c. 2015

Finds from yesteryear discovered while cleaning out my office at @washingtonpost: - Ad for DC Rider, an Express app for Metrorail commuters (2010-2019) - Vintage 1990s-era @newshour mousepad - Ad for a 2012 talk at UNC-Chapel Hill about young people’s news-consuming habits

- Tape for a 1-point line used during newspaper paste-up - A button for Trove, a news aggregator (2011-2015) - A @washingtonpost 2020 election sticker - A coaster for Express Night Out, a local entertainment site I ran because sure, I leave the house - A @coralproject sticker

@fozter @washingtonpost @voxmedia @jrstahl Thanks, Chris! I’ll keep your info handy for when I start up.

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Congrats! We haven't met (tho maybe @jrstahl might vouch for me??) but I help publishers build relationships with casual readers and grow them into engaged and loyal subscribers. Would be great to connect if you're interested to chat about it and what you want to achieve at Vox?

@phoebedoris @rkellett @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Phoebe!

@gjbarb @rkellett @washingtonpost @voxmedia GREG. Don’t leave/congrats 💯💯💯💯

@jrstahl @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Jess!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia WHOAAAAAAAA congrats!!!! End of an era. So many amazing products lived and died at The Post under your reign

@emottk @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Emily!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia oh my goodness congratulations!!! 🎉🍾🎈

@luciovilla @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Lucio!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Congrats Greg! 🙌🏽

@LauraOliver @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Laura!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Congratulations, Greg! What amazing work you've done

@laurahertzfeld @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Laura!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia Congrats, Greg!

@rubinafillion @washingtonpost @voxmedia Thanks, Rubina!

@gjbarb @washingtonpost @voxmedia They're lucky to have you, congratulations!