Chief Editor (CE)
Manages newspaper staff
Leads daily editorial meetings
Assists Mr. Rich in determining staff appointments
Constructs and maintains editorship applications
Approves/disapproves newspaper content
Sets deadlines
Resolves staff conflicts
Acts a head-liaison with other news agencies
Replies to community criticism
Maintains dry-erase assignment board
Proofreads all news pieces and op/eds after Mr. Rich has
Assists staffers with writing headlines
Approves final version of headline
Writes a monthly column or op/ed
Assists Layout Editor in determining page-count of each issue
Ensures masthead paste-down
Ensures rosterbox update and paste-down
Ensures disclosure statement paste-down
Reports to Mr. Rich about writers'/editors' late or deficient work for Mr. Rich's grading
purposes
Suggests to staffers news article and op/ed ideas
Reiterates and aims that TSS have diversity, content balance, and perspectives
balance
Determines monthly Monty Pitner Journalism Award recipient
Layout Editors (LE)
Acts as CE when CE is absent
Maintains TSS thumbdrives
Maintains digital voice-recorder batteries and sign-out log
Examines, suggests, and creates layout designs changes
Works with Advertising Editor in determining ad placement
Works with CE in determining issue page-count, feature article placement,
news placement, op-ed placement, graphic placement, etc.
Maintains checklist of articles and op/eds for each issue and double-checks
list before paste-up goes to press
Determines/approves headline size and font
Delegates specific duties during paste-up sessions
Safeguards against graphics' copyright infringement
Ensures safe/secure placement of paste-up draft
Coordinates, assigns, manages, and documents staffers' paste-up duties
Schedules additional paste-up sessions until paste-up is completed
Reports to CE about staffers' deliquent paste-up duties
Works with CE and Photgraphy Editor in finalizing cut-lines
Updates CE as to projected paste-up completion
Ensures staff has necessary paste-up materials (glue-sticks, straight-edges,
fresh razor-knives, blank paste-up sheets) by telling Mr. Rich when materials are low or inadequate
Maintains placement of materials box
Creates and signs instruction letter to WVDN (which accompanies completed
paste-up)
Makes verbal report to staffers during each editorial meeting regarding updates,
needs, concerns, or sharing layouts and etc. of other newspapers
Advertising Editors (AE)
Acts as LE when LE is absent
Helps LE determine ad placement
Maintains and controls the Advetising Binder, maintaining blank and completed
ad contracts, maintaining ad graphics
Makes ads from graphic copies
Pastes ads during paste-ups
Creates ads only if volunteering to do so
Completes $ collection forms and transports to Ms. Honaker
Manintains blank collection forms in Ad Binder
Double-checks all ads are pasted before second paste-up seesion ends
Maintains "ads pasted" checklist
Ensures all ads are pasted before paste-up goes to press
Reports to CE about staffers' not meeting ad requirements or deadlines
Ensures a TSS and thank you letter is constructed, signed, addressed,
and mailed to each business partner
Reports to Mr. Rich when running low on mailing envelopes
Suggests to staffers businesses possibly desiring ads
Confers with Online Editor if businesses are contacting TSS via Yahoo
e-mail
Makes verbal reports to staffers during each editorial meeting
regarding updates, needs, concerns
Photography Editor (PE)
Maintains secure placement of newspaper camera
Maintains camera sign-out log
Maintains card-reader
Ensures a set of camera batteries are always charged
Creatively assists staffers in acquiring best graphic for article
Maintains Graphics Thumbrive
Works with LE in determing graphic size and placement
Acquires CE approval for each finished graphic and cutline
Creates graphics and shoots stills only when volunteering to do so
Makes verbal reports to staffers during each editorial meeting regarding updates,
needs, concerns
Outreach Editors (OE)
Conceptualizies and constructs a monthly questionnaire
Works with CE to determine questionnaire content
Finalizes draft with CE and Mr. Rich
Maintains Questionnaire Notebook of master copies
Makes numerous copies of monthly questionnaire
Schedules staffers to work polling stations and/or disseminate questionnaires
among selected classrooms, etc
Ensures security of blank questionnaires
Ensures security of completed questionnaires
Assigns staffers to data-enter responses
Ensures responses are not double-entered
Helps analyze responses/data and constructs findings into article and grahic,
chart, etc
Works with LE to determine best design and placement of related graphic, chart.
On-line Editor (OLE)
Regularly monitors Yahoo e-mail
Responds to e-mail only if noncriticizing in nature
Forwards criticizing e-mail to CE
Forwards advertising e-mails to AE
Edits and reconstructs various news articles and op/eds to meet current county
policy standards regarding web-posting
Posts these articles to TSS Website
Financial Editor (FE)
Sports Editor (SE)
Outdoors Editor (ODE)
Staff Journalists
Duties and responsibilities are addressed in on-line syllabus linked below.
