Ex Computerworld Editor Sarah Putt joins IITP team
PRESS RELEASE – Institute of IT Professionals NZ Inc
1 July 2013, For Immediate Release
The Institute of IT Professionals, New Zealand’s largest IT representative body, today announced that ex-Computerworld
Editor Sarah Putt had joined the Institute’s team from today as Communications and Policy Lead to help drive communication, publications and policy research for the Institute.
IITP chief executive Paul Matthews said today that the new role was focused on strengthening the IT Profession’s
communications and voice, both internally and with external stakeholders.
“Sarah Putt is well known to those in IT and has a great grasp of the issues that are important to IT Professionals,”
Matthews said today. “Expanding our team in this space will ensure the Institute continues to support and drive thought
leadership within the IT Profession.”
As part of the new role, Putt will become Editor of the Institute’s popular Newsline ePublication. Newsline is read by thousands of IT professionals each week and provides topical news, views and
interviews with and by IT experts, leaders and others of interest to IT Professionals. “The publication will be expanded
to almost daily commentary with a larger online presence, however will continue to focus on opinion and expert comment
rather than just news”, Matthews said today.
Anyone can receive the free Newsline publication via email by signing up at www.iitp.org.nz/subscribe
“The new role also includes other activities to ensure the profession’s voice is heard throughout the IT industry,
Government, academia and the public at large”, Matthews said. “The Institute will announce further plans over the next
few months.”
“The Institute has a responsibility to drive thought leadership and inform members, but does not exist to compete or
replicate the excellent news publications that report on the IT news of the day. Newsline doesn’t compete with these and
we continue to support and work with all publications in this space. This will not change in the slightest,” Matthews
said.
Putt finished as Editor of Computerworld following Fairfax Business Media’s recent decision to discontinue publishing
the magazine and starts with the Institute today.
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