Mediagazer: David Skok is named Boston Globe Digital Adviser to the Editor (Jim Romenesko)

4:05 PM ET, November 26, 2013

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Jim Romenesko:

David Skok is named Boston Globe Digital Adviser to the Editor — David Skok, director of Globalnews.ca and co-author of “Breaking News: Mastering the art of disruptive innovation in journalism,” is joining the Boston Globe as digital adviser to the editor. — David Skok

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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

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