Newsroom Director is a privately-held company located in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2006, we strive to improve the communication and production processes
of newspapers and other publications around the country. Our goal as a company is to maintain the level of customer satisfaction that got us started in
the first place — complete customer satisfaction.
It all started with a simple idea — to put the article drafting process online. James Skidmore, a student at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, wanted to get rid of the thousands of sheets of paper needed each year to run his school's newspaper staff. The Bagpipe, the school's student newspaper, has a staff of around fifty students and uses approximately 20,000 sheets of paper annually for draft editing alone. This fact alone seemed absolutely absurd, especially with the capabilities of today's technology. With an extensive background in programming and web development, James worked for nearly a 10 months to put together what is now Newsroom Director.
The staff of The Bagpipe loved it. Not only did it improve the quality of writing because it was now easier than ever to write, edit, and produce high-quality articles, but the organization of the staff went to a level never before seen. This success can be attributed directly to Newsroom Director's communication features, including messaging, notices, and calendars. When James realized how much he had impacted his newspaper staff, he wanted to be able to share the product with other newspapers. James worked for a few more months to further develop the program and make it customizable for other newspapers. Now a finished product, Newsroom Director serves to aid even the most seemingly-perfect staffs and improve them like never before.