| News Media Organization | Pennsylvania Capital-Star |
|---|---|
| Your Newsroom | |
| On average, how many stories are each of your journalists required to produce each week? | 4 |
| Do you publish key stories in print, or in digital, first? | Digital |
| How many journalists (fulltime, part-time and freelancers) do you currently employ in your newsroom? | 6 |
| What percentage of your reporters are freelancers? | Under 25% |
| What topics are of most value when it comes to training in your newsroom? | Professional development topics and current topics, such as writing for certain communities, how to responsibly cover certain topics, etc. |
| Social Media | |
| Which social media platforms does your news media organization currently use to post news stories and other information? | |
| What is your organization’s primary desired outcome from the time invested in social media? | No goal is defined |
| Are reporters required to make a set number of posts to social media each week? | No |
| What is the average number of posts per week your organization makes on Facebook? | 25 |
| What is the average number of posts per week your organization makes on Twitter? | 25 |
| Does your organization have staff assigned specifically to social media? | No |
| Are comments to your social media accounts monitored and policed by staff? | Yes |
| Students and Your Newsroom | |
| Do you currently offer editorial-related internships in your newsroom? | Yes |
| Are your editorial internships paid? | Yes |
| Do your editorial internships offer course credits? | No |
| What advice would you offer to other publications to implement or improve their internship program? | Our internship is part of the PLCA internship program. I do not have any specific recommendations. |
| Recommendations | |
| What apps or computer programs would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry? | Adobe Creative Cloud – specifically Stock, InCopy, Photoshop Otter AI – transcribing Grammarly – writing and editing help
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| What book about journalism or the news media industry would you recommend to other editors in Pennsylvania? | Ethical Journalism in a Populist Age Enemy of the People: The Munich Post and the Journalists Who Opposed Hitler |
| What podcast would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry? | Grammar Girl |
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