| 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? | |
| 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? | |
| 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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