Here is part of the revision I did for Chapter 20 if Operations and Ethics, Positions of Extra Responsibility.
I have updated the entire document to include the three new editor positions and changed all instances of assistant business manager to associate business manager.
C. Associate Editor
1. Purpose
a. The associate editor is the editor-in-chief’s partner in guiding and supporting the organization and the production of the CPJ, with particular emphasis on:
(1). Responsibility for organization and newspaper matters concerning publicizing the inclusive focus of the publication, promoting student use of the publication, recruiting content, recruiting members, position appointments, training, team building, conflict resolution, policies and group dynamics.
(2). Developing and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge/information bank in order to assist in the assignment of news stories and coaching reporters/photographers. That must include, not be limited to,
(a). current campus issues and situations, particularly those of primary interest to or that concern students
(b). the focus and activities of student organizations, including student government and student-fee allocation board
(c). institutional responsibility/accountability for operations and services provided by the various divisions and units of the college
b. In the absence of the editor-in-chief the associate editor serves as acting editor-in-chief.
c. Should the editor-in-chief resign or be dismissed, the associate editor succeeds to the position of editor-in-chief.
2. Essential responsibilities and duties
a. The associate editor for the coming school year
(1). The editor-in-chief-elect for the coming year – in consultation with current CPJ editors and members, the business manager and the advisor(s) – shall devise as part of the position description the essential responsibilities and duties of the managing editor position for the coming school year, in keeping with XX Positions of Extra Responsibility C. Associate Editor 1. Purpose and the requirements of the XXI Appointment and Tenure section of this document, as well as what role the editor-in-chief-elect intends for the associate editor to play.
b. Associate editor in the current year
(1). Should the associate editor for the current year resign or be dismissed, the current editor-in-chief – in consultation with current CPJ editors and members, the business manager and the advisor(s) – shall review and, if necessary, revise the essential responsibilities and duties for the associate editor position before the application/appointment process for associate editor begins.
(2). In defining the essential responsibilities and duties of the managing editor position, the editor-in-chief shall be guided by the position purpose as defined in XX Positions of Extra Responsibility C. Associate Editor 1. Purpose as well as what role the editor-in-chief-elect intends for the associate editor to play.
c. Should the editor-in-chief resign or be relieved of the position and the associate editor succeeds to the position of editor-in-chief, the new editor-in-chief – in consultation with current CPJ editors and members, the business manager and the advisor(s) – shall review and, if necessary, revise the essential responsibilities and duties for the managing editor position before the application/appointment process begins.
(1). In defining the associate editor position, the editor-in-chief shall be guided by the position purpose as defined in XX Positions of Extra Responsibility C. Associate Editor 1. Purpose as well as what role the editor-in-chief-elect intends for the managing editor to play in the coming year.
D. Managing Editor- Online
1. Purpose
a.In conjuction with the editor-in-chief and associate editor, the online managing editor guides the assembly of the Cooper Point Journal web publication (www.cooperpointjournal.com ) and strives to maintain an ongoing effort to bring cooperpointjournal.com to the attention of students as their publication and to encourage students to contribute all forms of content.
That means working with section coordinators, reporters, photographers/videographers, designers and webmaster to seek, obtain and then organize web publication content with emphasis on the multimedia capabilities of an online publication.
The Managing Editor for Online differs from the Managing Editor for Print by focusing on maintaining a constant awareness of potential and needed online content, which includes:
(a). identifying subjects to pursue and determining deadlines for that content
(b). assessing , determining and assigning stories, commentary and needed audio, video, photo and/or graphic elements. The multimedia elements may be needed to partner with text, to partner with each other or to stand alone.
(c). identifying and partnering text and multimedia elements submitted by
different contributors that together examine a subject as a package that feeds all of the senses
(d). what needs to be placed where in the online publication.
2. Essential responsibilities and duties
a. Managing editor-online for the coming school year
(1). The editor-in-chief-elect for the coming year – in consultation with current CPJ editors and members, the business manager and the advisor(s) – shall devise as part of the position description the essential responsibilities and duties of the managing editor position for the coming school year, in keeping with XX Positions of Extra Responsibility C. Managing Editor-Online 1. Purpose and the requirements of the XXI Appointment and Tenure section of this document, as well as what role the editor-in-chief-elect intends for the managing editor-online to play.
b. Managing editor-online in the current year
(1). Should the managing editor-online for the current year resign or be dismissed, the current editor-in-chief – in consultation with current CPJ editors and members, the business manager and the advisor(s) – shall review and, if necessary, revise the essential responsibilities and duties for the managing editor position before the application/appointment process for managing editor begins.
(2). In defining the essential responsibilities and duties of the managing editor-online position, the editor-in-chief shall be guided by the position purpose as defined in XX Positions of Extra Responsibility C. Managing Editor-online 1. Purpose as well as what role the editor-in-chief-elect intends for the managing editor to play.
3. Knowledge, skills and abilities
a. In determining Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, the editor-in-chief shall be guided by the essential responsibilities and duties of the position.
b. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities should be understood to be learning goals as well as representing at least the beginning level of familiarity and proficiency necessary to fulfill the purpose and essential responsibilities and duties of the position.
E. Managing Editor- Print
1. Purpose
a. In conjuction with the editor-in-chief and associate editor, the print m.e. guides the production of the Cooper Point Journal print publication and strives to maintain an ongoing effort to encourage students to contribute to cooperpointjournal.com and consequently the print edition.
That means working with section coordinators, reporters, photographers/videographers, designers to organize, and prepare content for the Cooper Point Journal print publication.
The Managing Editor for print differs from the Managing Editor for online by focusing on maintaining a constant awareness of potential and needed online content, which includes
(a). guiding the production of a print publication that will act as a supplement to the CPJ web publication.
(b). assessing , determining and preparing stories, commentary, and other content for the CPJ print publication
(c). what needs to be placed where in the print publication.
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