Journalism Skills 1 - Newspaper Structures

The newspaper industry is rapidly changing. Since the early 1980s, a major technological revolution has swept the industry, with major changes in the way newspapers are produced.

Fewer people work in the newspaper industry now, and computers - particularly desktop publishing packages, the internet and email - have become increasingly important.

In small groups, consider the functions and responsibilities that might fall under the following job titles (don’t worry if there are some you can't answer - we will go over all of them at the end):

Reporter

 

 

 

 

 

Editor-in-Chief

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant (Desk) Editors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Editor

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-editor

 

 

 

 

 

Sports sub-editor