News Media OrganizationThe Daily Review
Your Newsroom
On average, how many stories are each of your journalists required to produce each week?10
Do you publish key stories in print, or in digital, first?Simultaneous
How many journalists (fulltime, part-time and freelancers) do you currently employ in your newsroom?3
What percentage of your reporters are freelancers?25% to 50%
What topics are of most value when it comes to training in your newsroom?

Reporter rights, using FOIA, tips for writing and digging for information.

Social Media
Which social media platforms does your news media organization currently use to post news stories and other information?
  • Facebook
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?3
Does your organization have staff assigned specifically to social media?No
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?Yes
Are your editorial internships paid?No
Do your editorial internships offer course credits?Yes
What advice would you offer to other publications to implement or improve their internship program?

To implement, make sure you can dedicate time to educating your intern and enable them to become hands on in the newsroom.

Recommendations
What apps or computer programs would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry?

We love using the TownNews BLOX Total CMS system, which integrates with Adobe InDesign and helps make the pagination process more efficient.

What book about journalism or the news media industry would you recommend to other editors in Pennsylvania?

I don’t have anything specific to recommend. I just utilize a lot of common resources from the web.

What podcast would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry?

I like the Longform podcast, which features journalists speaking about their approach to writing larger stories and books.