Willis' almost total textbook analysis of today's newspaper makes
_Surviving in the Newspaper Business_ precisely what it claims to be:
`A how-to guide to newspaper management in the 1980s and beyond . . .
a set of unified principles for successful management.' It explains
the supervision and organization of each department and stresses the
importance of keeping the paper responsive to the needs of its
readers, advertisers and, somewhat surprisingly, even its employees.
Willis talks about advertising, circulation and marketing strategies
and how to deal with competition from TV, the suburban weeklies and
labor unions. He looks at `the editor as a people manager,' something
that more than one tradition-bound editor has been unable to do for
himself. The book has sample budgets and organizational charts and
even a discussion of the relative merits of adult vs. youth carriers.
_Newspaper Research Journal_
Professor Jim Willis' book is a nicely condensed overview of the
newspaper as a business. Though it is aimed at journalism students
enrolled in newspaper management classes, it is also worthwhile
reading for the curious reporter or copy editor who knows little about
how newspapers make and spend money. . . . The book is sprinkled with
good, common sense about balancing newspapers as a business against
newspapering as good journalism. Professor Willis makes a gallant
attempt to make sure students understand that though the newspaper
must make a profit to survive, it will never truly excel unless it
produces a good news-editorial product. _ASNE Bulletin_
_Surviving in the Newspaper Business_ is a how-to-do-it guide to
newspaper management for the 1980s and beyond. It presents a set of
unified principles for successful management and exposes the student
to the primary mission of the newspaper: to deliver a quality product
to the depth and breadth of the marketplace. Stressing the importance
of the total newspaper concept, Willis portrays the successful
newspaper as integrated internally among departments and externally
with its readership and advertisers. In addition, he analyzes the
newspaper's industrial environment, discusses management survival
strategies, considers business and finance plans, and assesses
organizational behavior in the newsroom. Included are a series of
hands-on case studies offering further insights into topics discussed.
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Newspaper Management in Turbulent Times
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313389436
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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