December Tweets: Are You Ready for an Uncertain Future?
The need for an immediate management policy overhaul was the leading theme of tweets in December. As the month reached a cloudy close, most editors had yet to reach a conclusion about best way to staff up for January and beyond. Concern about whether or not staffs would resume a regular office routine was far from resolved. Hybrid home/office possibilities—how many days per week in each location—seemed boundless.
Editorial Solutions, Inc. attempted to clarify the picture via a reader poll offering a January 15 deadline for response. Any conclusions drawn probably will reflect a proverbial tip of the iceberg status. Dramatic organizational changes appear in the offing. For example, will freelance writers play a stronger role in providing feature assignments? Will sales staff demand for editorial support reach a new boiling point? How about career outlook forJ-school grads—destined to become a thing of the past? Everything seems up for grabs.
Future tweets columns will help you keep up to date.
If B2B publishers get occasional grief due to plagiarism snafus, it may amount to peanuts compared to what’s afoot retraction/wise. For confirmation, check out this latest Retraction Today study. https://t.co/zFkgBZXX11
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 30, 2021
When interviewing entry-level candidates for editorial positions, can you present a 3-year growth plan? Be sure to have competitive pay offer in place. Salaries in other opening fields are staggering?!!
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 28, 2021
Reader poll: What will be most pressing issue confronting editorial managers in early 2022? Reply in confidence to editsol1@optimum.net. Or call 201-569-7714. Respond to Howard Rauch by January 15.
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 28, 2021
Agreement exists in several cases that B2B editorial management as we know it now will require substantial overhaul. Full-time job descriptions may be revised to reflect increased reliance on freelance support.
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 28, 2021
A time-eater worth occasional tracking is “outside interference.” Within this category fall a host of phone requests for information from consultants, advertisers, salespeople, students, consumer press, etc.
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 15, 2021
Competitively speaking It’s not a good thing when chief editors get so involved in administrative work that they no longer byline in-depth feature articles. Settling for a regular editorial column is an insufficient solution.
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 15, 2021
Despite past urgings, editorial portfolio usage as strong marketing weapon remains rare. Content consists of articles demonstrating coverage superiority. For sample of how its done, e-mail editsol1@optimum.net!!
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 10, 2021
Sooner than expected will half of published content be provided by freelance writers? Some pundits who think so are urging J-schools to prepare students for freelance careers. What do you think? Here’s one opinion: https://t.co/ffNpo8kuce
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 8, 2021
At one time not long ago, editors readily shared online views about important issues. Nowadays for assorted reasons, silence is the usual response. I miss the good old days. Now more than ever, we need to speak up!!
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 7, 2021
Hiring interviews are more effective if you match job seekers against prepared checklist. Good example is Kevin Sheridan’s 20 red flags:https://t.co/aVxTu1JKlS
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 6, 2021
November Tweets Summary: Best Graphics Competitive Editorial Analysis Tips https://t.co/lJWHZfX2AJ
— Howard Rauch (@fogindex8) December 3, 2021