About Me - My Biography

David Earley is Audience Editor at The Guardian Australia, where he builds the successes he’s had developing and executing digital and social media strategies at The Courier-Mail, Quest Community Newspapers and 7News. He was named the Community Newspapers of Australia “Rising Star” while Digital Editor at Quest Community Newspapers. The award included a six-week study tour of newsrooms and conferences across North America.

Dave is passionate about the digital distribution of news content and is actively involved in shaping the direction of the media industry and the future of news.

As a recognised industry leader and early innovator in digital news distribution, mobile journalism and social media, Dave has an excellent track record in growing audience engagement and website traffic. With unique expertise across the print, broadcast and digital media industries, he has designed and implemented significant digital transformation of “traditional” media organisations.

Dave is also a writer, speaker and commentator on digital and social media.