Today marks the first week of WINOL; exciting stuff!
As we have only just started work again, today's Editors meeting was just a brief discussion to make sure everyone was prepared ready for the week ahead.
The major thing that needs to be worked on at the moment is ensuring you are on time for the debrief and meetings as, whilst this is improving, a good proportion of people have been late or absent without explanation.
For News conference notes, please refer to Spencer's blog. I would like both Features & the future News Editors to do something similar but much more formal & including more information on the story & angle after each conference as it allows people who were are unable to attend meetings to catch up on what they missed. Next week's News Editor is Zeena Al-Obaidi; Spence has said he will be around to help if needed next week. You should make note of what he is doing this week to prepare yourself for your turn. The rota runs in order of the roles list on the BA Journalism website.
As some of you have changed roles already, please inform me of your new role so I can make an updated list. So far, I know Ben has changed to a features writer and Katherine is now working on Absolute:ly. To fill the Editors roles left, I have, at least on a temporary basis, put Karina in charge of The Way It Is and Andrew back in charge of New Winchester Review however, as they already hold Editor jobs, it would be good if someone else were to volunteer to take over as they will already be under a lot of pressure with their roles.
Due to the lack of feature writers, we are welcoming contributors from around the campus. We need people (students and lecturers alike) with a good knowledge and passion for the arts, literature, fashion and travel to write for us. Please let people know whilst we work on a strategy to spread word of this.
Our Social Media Editor is away this week so Managing Editor Shona Race has taken over this role temporarily. At the moment, we are trying to ensure that reporters are tweeting about their stories and what they are working towards & retweeting things put up on the WINOL account. When Georgia returns next week, we will discuss the use of other social platforms.
The future of Venta/Sound Radio is unsure at the moment. Nadine has looked into getting our own broadcast license but for what we would use it for, it is looking to be more hassle than it's worth. However, it is our intention to create radio style, as-live podcasts: one to discuss the arts (similar to BBC4's Front Row) and another for philosophy. Once there is a definite structure in place, I will get Nadine to brief everyone on how it will work.
If you are interested in scripting and presenting the bulletin, please let me know as I will put together a rota to give everyone an equal opportunity.
The list of people for still camera training has been sent to the loan counter. If you have not made yourself known to Nicole but want to do the training, please let her know as there is still a chance we can add you on. Once we have a definite date and time, I will let you know on the Facebook group page.
To implement the picture by-lines, I will need everyone to come in on Monday 7th October suited and booted for a few quick snaps to put up on the site. If you are unable to some in on the Monday or are busy filming, then I will also be around for a few hours on Thursday to photograph anyone I have missed.
Please ensure you stick to the deadlines given to you by your Editor and leave a few seconds of image at the the end of VTs for the bulletin to make it easier for those in the gallery. If your package is not ready in time for the bulletin, it will have to be dropped and replaced by something on the spike to allow time for people to script and rehearse before we go live. Even if you are not finished in time for the bulletin, you will have to finish your package so that it can go alongside your written piece for the website.
If you have any questions, queries or points to raise, please let me know.
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