Working in a newsroom today includes the design of publishing experiences that respond and adapt to new ways information is consumed: combining analogue and digital platforms to shape content to be read, watched, listened to and touched.

Francesco Franchi is a journalist and the deputy creative director of La Repubblica. He earned his degree from the Polytechnic University of Milan with a thesis on graphic journalism in daily newspapers, an academic project which turned out to be, over the years, the starting point for a remarkable professional career. During the years in which infographics were becoming more popular in Italy, Francesco started his career at LeftLoft. In 2008 he joined Sole 24 as the Creative Director of IL. Intelligent Lifestyle, a magazine that won many international rewards for its innovative design. As of 2016 he has been a member of the editorial staff of La Repubblica, which he redesigned twice in three years. Francesco Franchi is a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) and is the author of several books, including Designing News and The Intelligent Lifestyle Magazine.

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