Publishing sector in the UK

Publishing sector in the UK

The whole industry employs 50,000 in the newspaper sector
50,000 work in journals and magazines
33,000 work in the book industry
12,000 working in other information service activities

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NME + MOJO

1.What differences in jobs can you see in two magazines?
   NME has subsections and are drawing attention to different parts of work, NME has also listed a lot more jobs than MOJO has. MOJO has just listed the jobs in a very ordinary fashion and it doesn't look very eye catching, however they have added the address, telephone and email address at the top along with their website whereas NME does not list their address.

2. What does the wording in the job titles mean to you?
NME has more job titles listed than MOJO, NME has (after editor) "Editors PA" which is not listed in MOJO, MOJO has (after editor-in-chief & associate publisher) Deputy Editor then Senior Editor. MOJO goes into more detail about who works for them but NME lists everybody taking part. NME has put their jobs into sections like - Name Editorial
                                                        - NME.com
                                                        -Advertising
                                                        - Innovator - Insert Sales
                                                        - Publishing

3. What does it show about the publication?
It seems that NME has prioritised all the people that work there, it shows that NME want to show off all their staff whereas MOJO has only listed the main people of whom they think are important to the team. NME altogether seems a lot more professional than MOJO.
NME have included "NME.com" which shows that their website is important enough to prioritise, also it promotes the website too.

 

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What do you think are the responsibilities of a chief editor?

• A chief editor is in charge of the final print, they check everything before it gets published.
• Manages everyone and they delegate tasks to everyone and makes sure they're on task, all policies and operations are run through this person.

 

• Is the 'public face' of the story they represent the magazine in statements in all platforms of publication
• Attends functions events award ceremony's
• Occasional column writing/editorial piece
• Decided on a narrative or theme for each edition of the magazines for all staff to adhere to
• Leads meetings
• Budget control
• Publish and editorial calendar to highlight themes in appropriate months
• Strategic planning (overall direction of product)
• Overall decision on any change to deadlines set
• Manages careers of present and new staff, motivating team
• Legal decisions (following PCC guidelines)
• Liase with publisher, marketing depts, media sales team, PR agencies
• Build up contacts and connections