News Editor at Mwananchi Communications

Job Position News Editor at Mwananchi Communications

Job Summary

To co-ordinate news gathering operations, obtain well researched and most up to date reports on daily events and ensure written copy meets established editorial objectives, journalistic ethics and house-style is delivered within set deadlines

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Full Job Description

• Maintains a diary of events.
• Taking responsibility for the quality and quantity of the editorial content of the newspaper and online platforms.
• Assesses political, social and economic climate and anticipates likely developments for coverage.
• Briefs reporters and bureaus and advises on angles to take on a story.
• Guide reporters, writers and bureaus on coverage and writing of stories.
• Ensures that reporters write stories and deliver them within the set deadlines.
• Reviews the written stories to ensure they meet editorial objectives, house-style and journalistic ethics.
• Recommends main stories of the day and presents the docket for the editorial meetings.
• Participating in product development meetings.
• Monitors and guides reporters and recommends areas for their personal growth.
• Recommending staff training or development programs to the Head of Content Generation and Product Editor.
• Mentoring reporters, monitoring their productivity and general content and appraising their performance.
• Manage reporters leave schedule and shift timetable, ensuring adequate staffing to maintain smooth operations.
• Initiating disciplinary actions.
• Ensuring delivery of the online and digital content.
• Adhere to the news circle; breaking the news, social media update, website story and story for the paper.
• Adhering to the Editorial and Social Media Policies as updated from time to time.

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