From newspaper editor to broadcast news editor
13 of the 19 essential skills of a broadcast news editor are already essential for a newspaper editor — about 68% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 68%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a broadcast news editor
What a broadcast news editor does
Broadcast news editors decide which news stories will be covered during the news. They assign journalists to each item. Broadcast news editors also determine the length of coverage for each news item and where it will be featured during the broadcast.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply organisational techniques
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- check stories
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- create editorial board
- develop professional network
- editorial standards
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- meet deadlines
- participate in editorial meetings
- press law
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a broadcast news editor and not for a newspaper editor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from newspaper editor
2 roles- editor-in-chief15 skills in common
- magazine editor13 skills in common
← newspaper editorbroadcast news editor →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a broadcast news editor?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.