posted on : 1 year ago

Industry : Print /Digital Media Job Function : Editorial Content

Job Experience Level : Mid Level

Minimum Years of Experience : 3

Minimum Academic Qualification : Bachelor

Job Summary

To plan, lobby for and generate accurate stories and information on political issues; advise editorial management on contemporary political issues and their implications, and write stories, analyses and commentaries.

Full Job Description

§  Plans and makes meeting appointments with newsmakers and news sources

§  Evaluates the personalities to meet and the information required

§  Meets the personalities, discusses subject matters and digests the information

§  Evaluates the information acquired, cross checks for facts and data and assigns writers and or writes the stories

§  Ensures that the stories are written in conformity with journalistic ethics, editorial objectives, house style and within set deadlines

§  Assesses political, social and economic climate and anticipates likely development for coverage

§  Performs all the functions of the News Editor whenever called upon to do so

§  Ensure the quantity, quality and accuracy of all the information for publication.