
The U.S. division of
The Guardianhas appointed two deputy editors to lead digital strategy and news operations.
Jane Spencer has been
hired as deputy editor of strategy. David Taylor has been promoted to deputy editor of news. Both will report to Lee Glendinning, editor of Guardian US.
Spencer will
join Guardian US on Aug. 15 and will “spearhead cutting-edge projects and drive innovation across the newsroom, with a particular focus on mobile and video,” per a statement. She
plans to use :the most exciting tools of digital journalism" to tell meaningful stories.
Spencer previously worked at Fusion as editor-in-chief, as well as digital and senior
vice president of emerging platforms. She has also served as executive editor and managing editor of TheDaily Beast.
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Taylor has been at Guardian US since
Sept. 2015 as head of news and is leading the Guardian’s coverage of the 2016 election. He previously held the role of head of news at the Times of London.
Taylor
stated that with “a lot at stake” in this election year, “there has never been a more consequential time to report with rigour and nuance.”
In February,
The Guardian launched "The Minute” a mobile-first, daily update of campaign trail news.
According to ComScore,
Guardian US raked in 41.8 million unique browsers in June 2016,
up 33% from the same time last year.