Journal 4
1.) Using the Internet research and find descriptions for the roles of the following newspaper personnel:
- Editor:
Newspaper editors have overall responsibility for the quality, accuracy and tone of their publication, or a section within it. Their main responsibilities may include:
- deciding on which stories to run
- interviewing and writing
- editing other writers’ work
- designing layout
- recruiting and training
- meeting distribution and advertising targets.
Most of the work is done at a computer. A newspaper editor works closely with the editorial team, reporters, advertising staff, printers and publishers to meet deadlines. It can be a highly pressured job.
Newspaper editors generally work around 40 hours a week. They often work into the evening and may work some weekends. If a big story breaks, they could be expected to cover it, even on a day off. The work is office based.
http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/index.cfm?pid=57&catalogueContentID=740
- Reporter
A reporter is a type of journalist who reasearches and presents information in certain types of media.
Reporters gather their information in a variety of ways, including tips, press releases, and witnessing events. They perform research through interviews, public records, and other sources. The information-gathering part of the job is sometimes called “reporting” as distinct from the production part of the job, such as writing articles. Reporters generally split their time between working in a newsroom and going out to witness events or interview people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter
- Journalist
A journalist is a person who gathers and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people.
They create reports as a profession for broadcast or publication in mass media such as newspapers, tv, radio, magazines, documentary films, and the internet. Reporters find sources for their work, their reports can be either spoken or written, and they are often expected to report in the most objective and unbiased way to serve the public good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalist
- Designer
A newspaper designer is a person that designs the page to make the page exciting to get people wanting to read the article they are advertising. To be a designer you have to be very creative.
3.) Provide evidence of at least FIVE sources (Websites, newspapers, blogs, videos ect) that discuss the reasons why these countries have taken such a drastic approach.
