Comments on: What do editors do?

By: STC Europe SIG

STC Europe SIG — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:00:42 +0000

What *do* those EU Parliament #editors do? Juicy details @ http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 /via @Tayebot/@kattebel/@jacobchr #eu

By: greg H

greg H — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:17:03 +0000

RT @linotherhino Another interesting insight into the EP webeditors' job: "What do editors do?" http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 #euroblog via @Tayebot

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:11:19 +0000

Tibo, thanks for the explanation and clarification!

By: Tibo

Tibo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:07:11 +0000

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for your comment. We’ll check with Steve when he comes back if we can publish some samples of good synopses.

Basically, they’re supposed to be a draft of the story, in basic English (so that non-native English speaker don’t lose time understanding carefully crafted sentences), with:
- a very good and apparent structure
- bullet pointed main elements within sections of the structures
- sourced quotes
- Facts.
- Background elements (usually in small prints or on a separate page).

When the editors are in hurry, the synopses looks like a first draft of an English story – which we don’t like.

If you implement such a system, keep in mind that the editors will always have questions regarding the synopses. We deal with them via e-mails (or by shouting from an office to another). I personnaly think Google Wave could be the perfect tool for us (’cause on some political or technical synopses you may get a real thread of messages and it can get confusing) but our IT configuration won’t let us install Wave for the moment.
T.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:58:34 +0000

You know, I really like the idea of a synopsis. Running a multi-author blog, I often struggle with the diversity of approaches and the difference in research intensity…

Ahem, there wasn’t a chance to glimpse at one of these for inspiration, hüstel hüstel?

And why the heck do you have to run 22 websites with such a small team? Hello there, decisive people in the Parliament’s administration and leadership – how about some more editors, synopsizers, co-editors?

By: Domingas Carvalhosa

Domingas Carvalhosa — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:54 +0000

RT @martinslampreia: Rt @linotherhino Another interesting insight into the EP webeditors' job: "What do editors do?" http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 via@Tayebot

By: European Agenda

European Agenda — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:35:21 +0000

RT @kattebel: Ever wondered what EU Parl. editors actually do? Here's the detailed answer: http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 ( RT @Tayebot) #eu

By: Jacob Christensen

Jacob Christensen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:21:46 +0000

RT @kattebel Ever wondered what EU Parl. editors actually do? Here's the detailed answer: http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 ( RT @Tayebot) #eu

By: Martins Lampreia

Martins Lampreia — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:57:28 +0000

Rt @linotherhino Another interesting insight into the EP webeditors' job: "What do editors do?" http://bit.ly/bT1qb7 via@Tayebot

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uberVU - social comments — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:42:19 +0000

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