| News Media Organization | Daily American |
|---|---|
| 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? | 7 |
| What percentage of your reporters are freelancers? | Under 25% |
| What topics are of most value when it comes to training in your newsroom? | How to access public information/documents from governments, agencies, businesses and nonprofits. |
| 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? | Increase traffic to your website |
| 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? | 75 |
| What is the average number of posts per week your organization makes on Twitter? | 75 |
| What is the average number of posts per week your organization makes on Instagram? | 2 |
| Does your organization have staff assigned specifically to social media? | Yes |
| Are comments to your social media accounts monitored and policed by staff? | No |
| Students and Your Newsroom | |
| Do you currently offer editorial-related internships in your newsroom? | No |
| Recommendations | |
| What apps or computer programs would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry? | Parse.ly to track web traffic. |
| What book about journalism or the news media industry would you recommend to other editors in Pennsylvania? | “News Reporting and Writing” by Melvin Mencher. “The Why, Who and How of the Editorial Page” by Kenneth Rystrom. “Sh*tshow!” by Charlie LeDuff. |
| What podcast would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry? | “Accused,” “Up and Vanished,” “The Martyrmade Podcast,” “Culpable,” The Case,” “Dead and Gone” and “Jailing the Judge.” |
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