WINOL Work - First Week back

For anyone who missed the first lecture back, people who need a little recap or to get a little more detail about what’s happening and what you need to do in preparation for our first WINOL next week (so basically everyone), I thought I’d write a quick update for you all here on my blog.

A lot of what Brian was saying about sticking to deadlines, getting still camera training and so on, I have already covered in my aims as editor blog which lays out the major points I think can be improved on this year compared to last and some ways to achieve these goals. Personally, I can’t wait until we get the new TriCaster as I feel the quality of our studio background detracts from the usually brilliant quality of work that goes into making the bulletin. For the full schedule of what is happening on what days, take a look at the WINOL briefing page.

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For the full list of job roles and more detail on what they involve, head to the WINOL role list.

Editors:

·         Hannah Hayesmore – Editor

·         Jason French – Web Editor

·         Nicole Collas – Production Editor

·         Georgia Spears – Social Media Editor

·         Shona Race – Managing Editor

·         Spence Spencer – News Editor*

·         Thomas Baxter – Sports Editor

·         Andrew McHarg – Features Editor

·         Sophie Webb – Absolute:ly Editor

·         Harry Parkhill – Volt Editor

·         Katherine Bailey – NWR Editor

·         Ben Hatton – TWII Editor

·         Amy Moore – Adventure Editor

·         Jack Webb – ‘Showbiz’ Editor

·         Nadine Foreshaw – Politics Editor

·         Christina Michaels – Crime Editor/Correspondent

·         Karina – European Editor/Correspondent

* For the first week; the News Editor position is changed weekly in the order listed on the WINOL role list

By Friday 27^th September, I need to meet with all the Editors (listed above) together to discuss what they have planned already for their sections, check they are ready to go live on Monday and ensure they are confident in their roles. This meeting should also help us to know what each section is doing in the future and allow editors both to share ideas and to collaborate on larger projects. From then on, I intend to hold these Editors meetings after the news & features meetings on a Monday. The best time and place to hold the first meeting should be discussed on the WINOL team facebook page. If you have not been added to this yet, please ask to join as soon as possible so I can add you in and allow you to see the posts & discussions.

When going through the job role list, I noticed that there were no specific features writers, so if you have an idea for features and the time to write the article, please find one of the features editors or come to the features conference and pitch your idea. I also noticed that a few people (listed below) did not seem to have a role assigned to them so should become dedicated feature writers to help fill this gap.

Role-less people:

·         Dominic Chandler

·         Eric Cunha-Mahomee

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If you have any questions, feel free to give me a ring/text/email/facebook message/post on the facebook page and I’ll do my best to sort everything out.