Staffing and hiring

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Recruiting and hiring qualified personnel, building diverse staff teams, and fostering a culture of collaboration and creativity within the newsroom.

Recruitment strategies: Understanding the different approaches to recruiting new staff, such as online job postings, headhunting, and referrals.
Hiring process: The steps involved in hiring a new employee, from initial job posting to the job offer.
Candidate screening: How to narrow down the pool of applicants and select the most qualified candidates for an open position.
Diversity and inclusion: The importance of building a diverse team and ways to ensure that the hiring process is inclusive of all applicants.
Onboarding and training: How to properly onboard new employees and provide them with the necessary training to succeed in their new role.
Performance management: Setting performance expectations and conducting regular evaluations to ensure that employees are meeting expectations.
Risk management: Understanding and mitigating potential risks involved in hiring new employees, such as legal and financial risks.
Compensation and benefits: Designing competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain top talent.
Branding and marketing: Using marketing strategies to attract strong candidates and build a positive reputation for the organization.
Succession planning: Planning for the future by identifying and developing internal talent for future leadership positions.
Internal hiring: Hiring individuals for newsroom management positions from within the organization.
External hiring: Hiring individuals for newsroom management positions from outside the organization.
Full-time hiring: Hiring individuals on a permanent basis for newsroom management positions.
Part-time hiring: Hiring individuals on a part-time basis for newsroom management positions.
Contract hiring: Hiring individuals on a contractual basis for newsroom management positions for a specified period.
Temporary hiring: Hiring individuals on a temporary basis for newsroom management positions.
Freelance hiring: Contracting with individuals for specific projects or work on a freelance basis.
Internship hiring: Recruiting and hiring candidates for newsroom management positions as interns.
Remote-hiring: Recruiting and hiring candidates for newsroom management positions to work remotely, without being in the office.
Collaborative hiring: Involving multiple stakeholders in the hiring process, such as committees and job sharing.
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"...work to gather news..."
"...to be published in a newspaper, an online newspaper or magazine, or broadcast on radio, television, or cable."
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