Description
Newspaper editors decide which news stories are interesting enough and will be covered in the paper. They assign journalists to each item. Newspaper editors determine the length of each news article and where it will be featured in the newspaper. They also ensure that publications are finished on time for publishing.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
build contacts to maintain news flowconsult information sourcesfollow ethical code of conduct of journalistsfollow newspaper house styleapply organisational techniquesparticipate in editorial meetingscheck storiesmeet deadlinesensure consistency of published articlesdevelop professional networkadapt to changing situationsrespect cultural preferencesuse specific writing techniquesfollow the newscreate editorial boardadapt to type of mediaedit photographswrite captionscheck correctness of informationwrite headlinesapply grammar and spelling rulesedit negativesmanage staffask questions at eventsinterview peopleuse word processing softwareapply desktop publishing techniquesmanage budgetsperform image editingwrite to a deadlinecreate online news contentproofread text