Editorial

Editorial jobs involve anything that has be be re evaluated and corrected before being released and published.  Most of the jobs in editing involve working in the post production stages of  a production. There are several jobs that include the need for editing including

• script editor
• newspaper editor
• Journalist
• Telecine Coloursit
• Negative Cutter

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news or any other type of information that they feel should be reported in the media. A journalist will research investigate report and present in mass media including print (magazines and newspapers), electronic media (radio televison) and more recently digital media anything that is online. When resraching a story journalists often engage with the story conducting interviews. The gathering part of information is called reporting mean they also take upon the role of a reporter this involves them going out to witness events or interview people. Reporters may be assigned a specific beat or area of coverage. A journalist can work free lance and for a company. A journalist must have good analytical and writing skills and be fairly  well educated. Due to the development of media over the past few years journalism is now a very popular field of work. Written material cn be entirly consist of direct presentation facts or occrances. However material can also consist of fiction that the journalist has heard from a source and written about simply to sell their story as it will appeal to a wide audience. Journalist can work free lance and consistantly for a company working in a permenant position they can also be based all over the world and follow stories of different elements inclusing celebrity gossip, worlide wide news or local news therefore there is a wide variety field they can work in.


News Paper Editor.

A news paper editor carrys out the process of selecting and preparing written material and going through the process of correction and making other modifictaions that may need to be made before producing and releasing a professional peice of work the with the intention of correct, consistent, accurate, and complete work.  Once the editor has re evaluated work and made modifications it can be published in a newspaper. Also some editors are in charge of collecting and choosing how the newspaper will look and what stories will be published in an issue. They will see the over all editorial direction of a publication they could also be in charge of an individual part of a newspaper for example the sport section.
As an editor you will:

• commission articles
• decide which articles will be included in the publication
• decide how they will be laid out for publishing
• consider submissions for inclusion from freelance journalists, photographers and illustrators.

You will work with sub-editors, designers, production staff and printers to make sure that publication deadlines are met. Depending on what type of news paper you are woking for wether it be a local news  paper or international newspaper will effect who you work closely alongside.

Script Editor

A script editor is a member of a production team working for televison, film other stage performances. The main responsibility of a script editor is to ensure that the scripts are suitable for production. Also they are heavily involved in finding new script writers and working closely with directors and screenwriters to devlope storylines and ideas for the screen. It is important that the script editor works closly with the screenwriter and scriptwriter giving them feeback on the quality of their work throughout the creative process, suggesting improvments that can be made whilst ensuring that practical that practical issues like show continuity and correct running time are adhered to. Script editors are usually full time members of a production company.