Ken Doctor
CEO & Founder at Lookout Local
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Doctor is a veteran media strategist and founder who has spent four decades guiding legacy and digital news organizations through disruptive change, from Knight Ridder to his mobile-first local network Lookout Local. He coins and practices "Newsonomics," blending revenue-first thinking with newsroom strategy to help publishers adopt all-access models, branded content, and analytics-driven "Little Data" decisions. As a speaker, consultant and author whose book has been translated into multiple languages, he advises on sustainable business models across six continents. He also bridges content and technology in practice, contributing Chinese localization to the high-profile symfony.com marketing site, demonstrating hands-on internationalization experience. Based in California, he pairs newsroom editorial roots and a MA in Journalism with entrepreneurial leadership to rebuild local civic information ecosystems.
12 years of coding experience
MA Journalism, MA Journalism at University of OregonUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Github Skills (6)
localization10
twig10
symfony10
symfony-ux10
php5
marketing4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
symfony/marketing
Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
The symfony.com content
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:17 commits in 4 days
Contributions summary:Ken contributed to the localization of the Symfony marketing site by translating content into Chinese. The commits focused on translating various `.twig` files, including `get_started.html.twig`, `what_is_symfony.html.twig`, `about.html.twig`, `community.html.twig`, and `download.html.twig`, ensuring the site content was accessible in Chinese. The work involved translating introductory text, descriptions, and link labels to provide a localized user experience.
symfony-componentbundlephpsymfony-bundlemarketing
kendoctor/tutorial.php.symfony.framework.cms
May 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:23 commits in 5 days
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