Sarah Hartley (@foodiesarah); a digital editor for the Guardian and has been an online journalist since 2000 after starting her career in regional newspapers.

She blogs about the evolution of journalism, social media and online communities, as well as the Media Guardian’s PDA blog.

Journalism training and development is an area of particular interest for Sarah who has run courses in all aspects of online content production, blogging and multimedia for organisations in Britain and oversees ranging from NATO to NCTJ journalism colleges.

Before joining the Guardian she was the head of online editorial for MEN Media in Manchester, publishers of the award-winning Manchester Evening News.