Mapping the New Normal: UK’s virtual Hay Festival draws an online crowd of 500,000

The annual Hay Festival that takes place on the border of England and Wales is the UK’s biggest public-facing literary event, but this year was forced online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Public-facing events like these are less suited to digitising than trade events, where the focus is on industry professionals, not families, but nonetheless … Continue reading Mapping the New Normal: UK’s virtual Hay Festival draws an online crowd of 500,000