Checklist : Task waterfall for section editors

Cascade of tasks to schedule for the following regular sections in the magazine:

  • General news
  • Travel News
  • Wrecks & Archaeology
  • Equipment
  • Tech
  • Medicine
  • Science
  • Sharks & Rays
  • Marine Mammals
  • Turtles
  • Photo & Video.

 

Inform 'HQ' in a timely manner if you are going to be unavailable or unable to provide any or much assistance as regards the upcoming publication cycle. Only that way do we stand a decent chance to plan around it and assign needed tasks to somebody else.

 

How far down the ladder are you able to contribute this publication cycle?

  •  I won't be available at all or able to provide much assistance this time around.
  1. Keeping an eye on the flow of news in the field/section subject matter and collecting the news-worthy ones for possible posting.

     
  2. Sorting, curating and prioritising which of the collected news should be  
    • posted on our website on short notice
    • and/or kept for the magazine.

       
  3. Making an occasional post on the website.

     
  4. Writing and posting 2-4 posts on the website of enough substance and pertinence to qualify also for a magazine news item.

     
  5. Writing a short article for the magazine (1-2 pages). Or a commentary.

     
  6. Writing several short articles or one main one (3 pages or more).
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