Paddy Logue

About

I am Digital Editor, Duty Editor and Day Editor at The Irish Times heading up development of our digital platforms. Over the past decade I have led all of our major development projects and designed and embedded new workflows and structures across the editorial operation. I also specialise in audience development, content promotion and using data to inform decision making as The Irish Times adapts to changing reader preferences. Working out of the Editor's Office, I continue to coordinate our live coverage on digital platforms on a daily basis.I was appointed as The Irish Times's first Breaking News Editor in 1999 and Online News Editor in 2008, during the integration of the print and online newsrooms. I was appointed Assistant News Editor on The Irish Times newsdesk in 2009, Homepage Editor in 2013 and Digital Editor in 2015. In 2021, I was appointed to a small team charged with sourcing and implementing a new content management system for The Irish Times, redesigning and rebuilding our websites and app, integrating third party providers and tools and reconfiguring our Editorial workflows. This major set of projects has allowed us to continue our focus on subscriber and audience growth and to more easily develop and future-proof our digital platforms.I have previously designed and implemented, with colleagues in Technology and Editorial, The Irish Times election results system, streamlining our digital and print results coverage across the Group. In January 2023 I took on the role of Day Editor, a shared position with one other senior editor. The Day Editor, representing the Editor's Office, coordinates the live digital coverage output by the commissioning desks across The Irish Times. I have also previously written on motoring-related matters for The Irish Times and a weekly column for the Life & Style page of the newspaper. Specialties: Audience development, data, new media, old media, election results, organisational structure and workflow. Cars and motoring, when I get the chance. Dogs.