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    EDITORS TIPS:

    WEB CUBE& NEWS CUBEGATEHOUSE NEWS & INTERACTIVE DIVISION

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    The agenda

    Web CubeUpdates

    Photo galleries

    Reader involvementIn printOnline

    News Cube

    Public Service JournalismCommunity Partner Journalism

    First In Print

    Chris Biondi

    Manager of

    newsroomdevelopment

    GateHouse News

    & Interactive

    Alice Coyle

    Managing editor,

    GateHouse Media

    New England,

    Raynham, Mass.,

    unit

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    Web Cube: Updates

    Make the Web part ofevery newsroom meeting

    Study analytics

    Include Web entries

    in story budgetsSet standards andexpectations

    Training

    Share top headlines

    -- Jon Broadbooks, ditor, Stat Journal-R ist r

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    Web Cube: Updates

    Keep breaking newsshort and to the point

    Government meetingoutcomes

    Government meetingadvances

    Blog posts as updates

    Galleries as updates

    -- Jon Broadbooks, ditor, Stat Journal-R ist r

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    Web Cube: Updates

    Get everyone on board

    Broadcast results

    Break apart content(calendar, cops)

    Expectations andculture changes:exclusive Web content

    News Now - all updates

    Blogs in Highlight

    -- Tom artin, ditor, R ist r-Mail

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    Web Cube: Photo galleries

    Planning, planning,planning

    Reach out to readers

    Repurpose content

    (pictures of the day,or the week)

    When news breaks,What is the Webstrategy?

    -- Ri kJensen, ublisher/executi eeditor, Messenger Post

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    Web Cube: Photo galleries

    Sports coverage

    Nature & animals

    Use daily planner

    Scheduled contentcan be the foundation

    -- RickJensen, ublisher/executi eeditor, Messenger Post

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    Web Cube: Schedule updates, galleries

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    Reader involvement

    -- Alice Coyle, managingeditor, MNE, Raynhamunit

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    Reader involvement

    -- Alice Coyle, managingeditor, MNE, Raynhamunit

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    Reader involvement

    -- Alice Coyle, managingeditor, MNE, Raynhamunit

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    Reader involvement

    -- Alice Coyle, managingeditor, MNE, Raynhamunit

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    Reader involvement

    -- Alice Coyle, managingeditor, MNE, Raynhamunit

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    Reader involvement

    Prominent

    Consistent

    Do not be discouraged

    Adapt ideas to your

    marketDo not be afraid to beobvious: Sometimespeople respond to thecorniest callouts.

    -- Chazy Dowaliby, editor, Patriot Ledgerand Enter riseNews

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    News Cube: Public Service Journalism

    Watchdog content

    Branded content

    Reader engagement

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    News Cube: Public Service Journalism

    Assign to reporterswho get results

    Dont rely on publicto meet your

    deadlinesCommunicate tohead off productioncomplications

    Consistency is key

    Spotlight amongmost popular pieces

    -- Lesley Valadez, editor, Stuttgart Daily Leader

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    News Cube: Community Partner

    Profiles

    Event coverage

    Event advance

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    News Cube: Community Partner

    Look for opportunitiesfor Q&As everywhere

    Be open

    If its news to you, its

    news to usFind the right topicsfor your community

    To get buy-in, explainit well to your reporters

    Make sure readers knowhow to contribute

    -- Jim Konrad, editor, Norwich Bulletin

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    News Cube: Community Partner

    Go to communitygroups

    Chambers ofcommerce

    School boardsIts not my paper,its your paper

    Its all about creatingand building apartnership withyour readers

    -- Jim Konrad, editor, Norwich Bulletin

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    News Cube: Community Partner

    E-mail, phone calls,even some visits,in addition to callouts

    This will take time

    Develop prototypes(or show the templates)

    Pick the right partners

    Be specific about whatyou want

    Keep communicationflowing

    -- Chazy Dowaliby, editor, The Patriot Ledgerand Enter riseNews

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    First in Print

    Promoting contentdifferentiation

    Can use our brandingor your own

    In print and online

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    First in Print

    Determine the storiesearly in productionprocess

    Clearly communicate

    among staffStay nimble - stuffhappens

    Throw some love atthe website

    Promote Web-exclusivecontent, such as galleriesand blog posts

    -- o n levka, editor, Journal tar

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    First in Print

    Consider workflow

    Guidelines for FiPcandidates clearlyunderstood

    Newsroom buy-inis key to success

    Tell people where toget the content if itis not going online

    -- Jo n levka, editor, Journal tar

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    Upcoming webinar

    The holidays and reader involvement

    Thursday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. EST

    GateHouse News ervice executive editor isa Glowinski s ares features

    ideas to make connections wit our communit t is season

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    WEB CUBE

    & NEWS CUBEEDITORS TIPSGATEHOUSE NEWS & INTERACTIVE DIVISION