Chen Wu is a Lead Product Designer at The New York Times, where she designs for live coverage. Since graduating from Columbia University’s M.S. in Journalism program and having a stint as a sports reporter in Shanghai, she has designed digital and broadcast news products for news organizations such as NBC News and Ad Age magazine and has been recognized with many awards for her design work. She is also an avid runner and is trying to complete all world major marathons.
The New York Times homepage and storytelling products are continuously evolving in response to a WIP world. The non-stop news cycle means teams need to make fast iterations on how to display our live news coverage, roll out and test new features quickly, and constantly iterate on our product. It requires a homepage system that is flexible enough to cover a wide range of impactful moments while sti...