Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Liberalisation in the 1990s broke decades old government monopoly Proliferation of FM stations [Are they news media?] Newspaper circulation in Ug., Rwanda, Burundi remains limited. But newspapers are influential agendasetters for policy makers, CSOs & other media
Television viewers have grown significantly in recent years. The growth of the mobile telephone as a news tool Growing ICT/new media savvy middle class. High turnover in newsroom/occupational mobility Poor/low institutional memory in newsrooms
Dearth of enterprise and investigation Commercialisation of the media Internal challenges [Poor pay, quality issues, ethics] External challenges [Access to info, media laws]
Know the right contacts Who does what in the newsroom? Editor-in-Chief or Executive Editor or Managing Editor; Editor; Features Editor; News Editor; Chief Sub-Editor; Design Editor; Photo Editor; Desk Editors e.g. Sports, Business, Foreign, etc; Training Editor; Internet Editor; Sub-Editors; Reporters; Photographers; Correspondents; Freelancers.
Newsroom Structures
Radio and Television in East Africa employ smaller numbers: News Manager or News Editor Producer Talk Show Host Anchor/News Reader Reporters or Correspondents
Newspaper Organogram
Chief Executive Officer Advertising Manager Editor-in-Chief or Executive Editor Managing Editor or Editor Marketing Manager Finance Manager Human Resource Manager Sales and Circulation Manager Company Secretary
Desk Editors
Reporters
Sub-editors
Correspondents
Designers
Photographers
Writers
Columnists
Newspaper Organogram
Company Secretary
Finance Manager
Marketing Manager
Advertising Manager
Internet Editor
Training Editor
Opinion Editor
Foreign Editor
Business Editor
Sports Editor
Political Editor
Photo Editor
Design Editor
Chief Sub-Editor
News Editor
Features Editor
Internet SubEditors
Columnists
Writers
Business Reporters
Sports Reporters
Reporters
Photographers
Designers
Sub-Editors
Reporters
Features Writers
Writers
Correspondents
Television Organogram
Managing Director
Producer 1
Producer 2
Producer 3
Producer 4
Reporters or Correspondents
Videographer/ Cameramen
Radio Organogram
General Manager
News Manager
Producer 1
Producer 2
Producer 3
Producer 4
Reporters or Correspondents