2022 Editorial Survey

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News Media Organization	Gettysburg Times
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?	Print
How many journalists (fulltime, part-time and freelancers) do you currently employ in your newsroom?	5
What percentage of your reporters are freelancers?	Over 75%
What topics are of most value when it comes to training in your newsroom?	Basic reporting, use of language, article structure - the very basics since we find most young people graduating with a journalism major are not prepared to enter the newsroom.
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 circulation
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?	12
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?	Pay the kids, train them so they are better prepared when they graduate.
Recommendations
What apps or computer programs would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry?	Blox and InDesign work well for us.
What book about journalism or the news media industry would you recommend to other editors in Pennsylvania?	a 1978 AP style book rather than what AP has deteriorated into.
What podcast would you recommend to your peers in the news media industry?	nothing comes to mind

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