Newspaper Editor Legal, Social & Cultural Professionals

Legislation describing the protection of the rights of original authors over their work, and how others can use it.

The laws concerning the licensing of books and the freedom of expression in all products of the media.

The different techniques to write a story such as the descriptive, persuasive, first person and other techniques.

The guidelines on how to deal with and report on privacy, children, and death according to impartiality, and other standards.

Change approach to situations based on unexpected and sudden changes in people's needs and mood or in trends; shift strategies, improvise and naturally adapt to those circumstances.

Adapt to different types of media such as television, movies, commercials, and others. Adapt work to type of media, scale of production, budget, genres within type of media, and others.

Employ a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the goals set. Use these resources efficiently and sustainably, and show flexibility when required.

Build contacts to maintain a flow of news, for example, police and emergency services, local council, community groups, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organisations, the general public, …

Consult relevant information sources to find inspiration, to educate yourself on certain topics and to acquire background information.

Delegate activities and tasks to others according to the ability, level of preparation, competence and legal scope of practice. Make sure that people understand what they should do and when …

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal …

Follow current events in politics, economics, social communities, cultural sectors, internationally, and in sports.

Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

Participate in meetings with fellow editors and journalists to discuss possible topics and to divide the tasks and workload.

Use writing techniques depending on the type of media, the genre, and the story.

Seek out and investigate stories via your contacts, press releases and other media.

Create the outline for each publication and news broadcast. Determine the events that will be covered and the length of these articles and stories.

Ensure that articles are consistent with the genre and theme of the newspaper, journal or magazine.

Recognise different cultural preferences when creating products and concepts in order to avoid giving insult to certain people. Try to reach as broad an audience possible.

The techniques of recording and summarising business and financial transactions and analysing, verifying, and reporting the results.

The creation of documents using page layout skills on a computer. Desktop publishing software can generate layouts and produce typographic quality text and images.

The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.

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The techniques to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.

The techniques for getting information out of people by asking the right questions in the right way and to make them feel comfortable.

The rules concerning the way words are spelled.

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Apply desktop publishing techniques and software to create page layouts and typographic quality text.

Apply the rules of spelling and grammar and ensure consistency throughout texts.

Check if the information contains factual errors, is reliable, and has news value.

Create and upload news content for e.g. websites, blogs and social media.

Use different software products and techniques to process photographic negatives and adapt the images to the desired specifications.

Resize, enhance and retouche photographs, using airbrushing, editing software and other techniques.

Interview people in a range of different circumstances.

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet …

Edit various types of images such as analogue and digital photographs or illustrations.

Read a text thoroughly, search for, review and correct errors to ensure content is valid for publishing.

Write captions to accompany cartoons, drawings, and photographs. These captions can be humorous or explanatory.

Write titles to accompany news articles. Make sure they are to the point and inviting.

Schedule and respect tight deadlines, especially for theatre, screen and radio projects.

Attend a variety of events, such as council meetings, magistrates' court proceedings, football matches, talent contests, press conferences and ask questions.