As a coach on the Stars4media BOOST phase I played a role in STT’s digital transformation, supporting the Finnish news agency’s move to SourceFabric’s Superdesk platform. Before the shift, STT’s newsroom workflows were based on legacy systems that created silos, slowing down news production and making collaboration difficult as volume is increasing while time to market is shrinking.
Through a set of targeted workshops, I helped both parties identify the main challenges and worked closely with the SourceFabric team to customise Superdesk to STT’s needs, streamlining operations and fostering real-time collaboration between journalists.
One key aspect of Superdesk is that it is open-source, meaning the platform is open to customisation and also that other newsrooms can build on and contribute to the platform’s development, fostering innovation across the industry.
This transformation comes at a time when the news industry is increasingly driven by digital platforms that prioritise workflow efficiency and real-time coordination. With newsrooms worldwide adopting centralised portals like Superdesk, there’s a growing trend to integrate multiple tasks—planning, writing, editing, and publishing—into a single system. This shift not only enhances operational transparency but also allows journalists to adapt to the increasing speed of news cycles and the demand for multi-platform content distribution.
This piece of work with STT and SourceFabric highlights how innovation in newsroom can support media organisations in keeping up with the ever-accelerating pace of journalism.
For more details, check the full case study HERE on SourceFabric’s website.
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