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CONTENTS
Editorial | 2 |
Foreword Sanef Chairperson Jovial Rantao | 7 |
Chapter 1 - The Job | |
Overview: the beginning | 9 |
Coming in as an outsider Jethro Goko | 11 |
Moving up in the company Zingisa Mkhuma | 12 |
Setting your leadership style Khathu Mamaila | 14 |
Managing multiple titles Esmare Weideman | 15 |
New product in a special market Philani Mgwaba | 16 |
Management vs leadership: What you need to lead | 17 |
Scaffolding for success: Career paths to becoming an editor | 19 |
Doing it on community papers Karin Espag | 20 |
Chapter 2 - Managing Yourself | |
On values: what is important to you Joe Thloloe | 21 |
Doing things through others Mary Papayya | 22 |
Daily organisation: Building some balance | 23 |
Time management: Slaying your time monster | 24 |
Effective meeting skills: Managing while chairing | 27 |
Getting organised: Why you need a good PA | 29 |
Studying while editing Kevin Ritchie | 30 |
Suddenly being a public persona Lizette Rabe | 31 |
Being at the tech edge: Get wired: news and mail | 32 |
Presentation skills: Putting on a good show | 34 |
Going on TV and radio: How do you really look or sound? | 35 |
Networking: The editor as hub | 36 |
Benefit from being in a body Femida Mehtar | 37 |
Stress-busting: How to reduce the heat | 38 |
Tackling conflict: Take control – and talk | 40 |
Sabbaticals: Give yourself a stimulating break Lizeka Mda | 40 |
Moving on after editorship John Dludlu | 42 |
Chapter 3 - Managing People | |
Overview: taking responsibility for staff | 43 |
Recruitment: Systematic steps for staff selection | 44 |
Two vital factors to look for Brian Dyke | 45 |
Checklist for recruits: Settling a new journo | 46 |
Creating a newsroom team Willem Pretorius | 47 |
The imperfect perfect editor Caroline Southey | 48 |
Communication flows: Info flows enable a learning culture | 49 |
Motivating your colleagues Alan Dunn | 51 |
External and internal competitions: Rewarding quality work | 52 |
Reassurance through attention Tyrone August | 53 |
Configuring conflict: Managing tensions with trust | 54 |
Managing HIV/Aids: You need a workplace policy | 56 |
Managing Human Resources: It’s a special relationship | 56 |
Ethics and culture Mathatha Tsedu | 58 |
Safety policy for journalists Sahm Venter | 60 |
Presenting tough decisions to staff Amina Frense | 62 |
Developing staff specialisations Peet Kruger | 63 |
Performance management Peter du Toit | 64 |
Succession planning: Successful transitions | 64 |
Managing gender: Building a balanced newsroom | 66 |
Managing race and diversity: Complexities and solutions | 72 |
Labour law and discipline: Tackling the hardest staff issues | 76 |
Absenteeism: How to handle the ‘sickies’ | 78 |
Sexual harassment: Why it is time to take a stand | 79 |
Training for editors Paddi Clay | 80 |
Running an editors’ school Ferial Haffajee | 82 |
Some advice: An insolent editor? Neville Stack | 83 |
Mentoring in the newsroom Heather Butler | 84 |
Coaching: Strengthening your staff | 86 |
Management style: Concentrate on strengths | 88 |
Chapter 4 - Managing Content and Processes | |
Planning your content to alleviate the chaos Chris Whitfield | 89 |
Managing a paper with fractured audiences Henry Jeffreys | 90 |
Take a snapshot measurement: How male/female are you? | 92 |
Lessons from tackling tik Ingo Capraro | 94 |
Finding the ethical high road Franz Krüger | 96 |
Africa news from stringers Liesl Louw | 98 |
Using news research strategically Izak Minnaar | 99 |
Setting online deadlines Rachel Stewart | 100 |
Cartoons and cartoonists Jonathan Shapiro | 101 |
The truth behind writing leaders Gavin Stewart | 102 |
Issues with blogs Riaan Wolmarans | 102 |
Editorial policies: Usefulness of guidelines | 104 |
Weighing up editorial research Jos Kuper | 107 |
Narrative intelligence: Seeing stories as a management tool | 110 |
Sound leadership Gaye Davis | 112 |
Chapter 5 - Managing Business and Bosses | |
Managing upwards: Editors and their bosses | 113 |
Making business plans: Getting strategic | 114 |
Negotiating budgets Kevin Ritchie | 116 |
Vital importance of the Chinese wall Raymond Louw | 118 |
Being editor-publisher Matthew Buckland | 119 |
View from management Mike Robertson | 120 |
Put in guidelines and communication Sandra Gordon | 123 |
Surveys and supplements Lesley Cowling & Adrian Hadland | 124 |
Paid content in magazines Ann Donald | 125 |
Editorial Independence: It’s not just for editors | 126 |
Chapter 6 - Managing Politics and Publics | |
Alert: Reporter in trouble and how to handle it Know the rules: No, they may NOT take away your camera Mark van der Velden | 133 |
Ombud as internal conscience George Claassen | 135 |
Self-regulation of the media: They are keeping us angels | 136 |
Dealing with critics Snuki Zikalala | 138 |
Editors as writers John Conyngham | 139 |
When to listen to lawyers Gilbert Marcus | 140 |
Catching flak on health at Frere Phylicia Oppelt | 142 |
Public intelligentsia: Bringing together the news and views | 144 |
Surviving religious pressures Cyril Madlala | 146 |
Representing the enterprise Peter Sullivan | 148 |
Hearing readers’ complaints Gavin Stewart | 149 |
Freedom of expression: Free to fly for a greater purpose | 150 |
Media in democracy: Five overlapping roles to play | 152 |
Chapter 7 - Managing Change and Convergence | |
Bring in the changes – here’s the theory | 155 |
Change the vibe: Cultivating newsroom culture | 158 |
Middle management: Focus on the field officers! | 160 |
Innovating new products Peter Bruce | 160 |
Changing strategy and internalising it Moegsien Williams and colleagues | 162 |
Repositioning, relaunch and redesign Thabo Leshilo | 164 |
Communicating through change Paddi Clay | 166 |
Clarifying some terms: Diverging into convergence | 168 |
Challenges of new media Judy Sandison | 170 |
The integrated newsroom Ray Hartley | 172 |
Bigger web 2.0 picture: All things digital | 173 |
New world emerging: The people are coming | 174 |
Changes in news cycles: Building a bouquet | 176 |
Web 2.0: Unpacking the jargon | 178 |
Citizen journalism: Whose side are you on? | 180 |
Blogging Andrew Trench | 181 |
Staff and unions: Extra work and other convergence issues | 182 |
Chapter 8 - Appendix | |
Record of understanding: 1999 agreement on Section 205 | 185 |
Sanef guidelines on confidential briefings and sources | 187 |