The role of the Editor Survey

The role of the Editor

About this survey

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY?
This survey forms part of a research study. To help you decide whether or not to take part, an explanation of what is proposed is outlined below. Please take time to read the following information carefully.

This survey forms part of my MA studies with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) around the topic of leadership and culture change in the media, and specifically within the regional UK press.
I am interested collecting industry views on the competencies attached to the editor's role, including the tactical and strategic input, emerging responsibilities and likely future skills.

This study involves gathering information from editors working in the UK regional press, or who have done so within the past decade.

It initially involves completing an online questionnaire, that follows here. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

On completion of this survey you will be asked if you are willing to volunteer to be involved in the later stages of the research process.
This will involve a one-to-one interview (up to 30 minutes) with semi-structured questions around your experiences and opinions. You will not need to do any preparation for this.
Your name, title and location will not be published in any part of the research.
It is up to you to decide whether or not to participate. If you do decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without giving a reason.
However, participating in this research will be help in advancing the understanding of the editor's role, competencies and future development.

WILL PARTICIPANTS BE IDENTIFIED IN THE WORK?
No. Names of participants, brand titles and geographic location will not be published in the research.

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF TAKING PART?
The information gathered from this study should help provide a clearer knowledge and understanding of evolving role of the editor.
A detailed summary of my findings will be emailed to you by December 31 2012 if you leave your contact details (in confidence) in the data collection section on completion of the survey.

Finally, thank you for taking part in this study,
Alison Gow
Editor, Daily Post
www.dailypost.co.uk

FURTHER INFORMATION
If you require further Information, my contact details are:
Email: alisongow@gmail.com
Twitter: @alisongow

Supervisor: Francois Nel
Director, MA Journalism Leadership, UCLan
FPNel@uclan.ac.uk

	Entire day	3-5 hours	1-2 hours	less than an hour	None
Budget management	*Over the course of an average working week, what proportion of a day would you estimate you dedicate to these areas Budget management Entire day	Budget management 3-5 hours	Budget management 1-2 hours	Budget management less than an hour	Budget management None
HR or IR issues	HR or IR issues Entire day	HR or IR issues 3-5 hours	HR or IR issues 1-2 hours	HR or IR issues less than an hour	HR or IR issues None
Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues	Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues Entire day	Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues 3-5 hours	Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues 1-2 hours	Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues less than an hour	Legal, PCC or other complaint administration issues None
Marketing (e.g. planning promotions)	Marketing (e.g. planning promotions) Entire day	Marketing (e.g. planning promotions) 3-5 hours	Marketing (e.g. planning promotions) 1-2 hours	Marketing (e.g. planning promotions) less than an hour	Marketing (e.g. planning promotions) None
Learning new skills (eg. digital tools)	Learning new skills (eg. digital tools) Entire day	Learning new skills (eg. digital tools) 3-5 hours	Learning new skills (eg. digital tools) 1-2 hours	Learning new skills (eg. digital tools) less than an hour	Learning new skills (eg. digital tools) None
Commercial requirements	Commercial requirements Entire day	Commercial requirements 3-5 hours	Commercial requirements 1-2 hours	Commercial requirements less than an hour	Commercial requirements None
Newspaper sales requirements	Newspaper sales requirements Entire day	Newspaper sales requirements 3-5 hours	Newspaper sales requirements 1-2 hours	Newspaper sales requirements less than an hour	Newspaper sales requirements None
Public relations (e.g. attending events)	Public relations (e.g. attending events) Entire day	Public relations (e.g. attending events) 3-5 hours	Public relations (e.g. attending events) 1-2 hours	Public relations (e.g. attending events) less than an hour	Public relations (e.g. attending events) None
Project management	Project management Entire day	Project management 3-5 hours	Project management 1-2 hours	Project management less than an hour	Project management None
New business development	New business development Entire day	New business development 3-5 hours	New business development 1-2 hours	New business development less than an hour	New business development None
Planning new content for print/online	Planning new content for print/online Entire day	Planning new content for print/online 3-5 hours	Planning new content for print/online 1-2 hours	Planning new content for print/online less than an hour	Planning new content for print/online None
Running news conferences	Running news conferences Entire day	Running news conferences 3-5 hours	Running news conferences 1-2 hours	Running news conferences less than an hour	Running news conferences None
Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page)	Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page) Entire day	Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page) 3-5 hours	Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page) 1-2 hours	Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page) less than an hour	Overseeing key page design (e.g. front page) None
Strategic planning	Strategic planning Entire day	Strategic planning 3-5 hours	Strategic planning 1-2 hours	Strategic planning less than an hour	Strategic planning None
Implementing group strategy	Implementing group strategy Entire day	Implementing group strategy 3-5 hours	Implementing group strategy 1-2 hours	Implementing group strategy less than an hour	Implementing group strategy None

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