The editor's role: Print, Broadcast and Online

The readings talk about the current delimeha that newspapers are facing with reducing numbers and believeing less people means more productivity.

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The Editor's Role: The editor decides what stories reporters should pursue. Their role entails assigning stories and offering advice to reporters to assess and polish the stories they bring. All reporters acquire editing skills to prepare and submit clean copy/broadcast-ready material.


Clean Copy - Refers to copy that is coherent, easy to understand, devoid of grammaratical and style errors. It also needs to be written with the reader or audience in mind.

Copy editing strengthens "a reporter's grasp of hir or her work as a writer." ~ Leiter et al. 2000:497


The editor's role: Exercising news judgement, improving stories while tetaining tone and identity of the writer, correcting errors of grammar and style, correcting facts of error and emphasis using standard news values, checking for libel and ethical breaches, preserving and enhancing the reputation of the publication/organisation, Writing strong headlines/leading with strong visuals.

Lecture One - Electronic Ecommerce

The foundations of Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) came about in 2 waves. The first wave was between the mid-1990s - 2000 which saw rapid growth, followed by a Doc-Com boom and then later a bust. The second wave meant businesses saw signs of new life within e-commerce which allowed for sales growth and profits.

Electronic Commerce is shopping on the web. Which means businesses trade with other businesses via electronic systems. A broader term for this would be electronic business.

Dot-Com - The business purely operates online.

B2C and B2B - Self explanatory... A business operating online directed towards the consumer, business 2 business is the trading between two businesses via electronic commerce.

C2C and B2G - Consumer 2 Consumer and Business 2 Government.

Elements of Electronic Commerce

Elements of Electronic Commerce

Business-to-Business electronic commerce has a much larger fields in terms of the number of transactions and business processes. 

The internat changed the way people buy, sell and conduct business. It forced businesses to adopt new tools to meet the demands of consumers and businesses.

EFT and Wire Transfers increased in popularity. It is not getting to the stage consumers and business prefer to use card rather than pay in cash - Checks are virtually non-existant.

Electronic Data Interchange - Is business-to-business readable information that is often used by trading partners.

Trading Partners - EDI pioneers (General Electric, Sears, Wal-Mart) Improved purchasing processes and supplier relationships. 

There are several problems with EDI - It is costly to setup and requires a large computer system and direct network connections. 

These direct network connections are often setup as a Value-added network (VAN) which is an independent firm offering EDI connection and transaction forwarding services, ensuring data is transmitted securely. Charged as a fixed monthly fee plus per transaction charge.  (Eway is an example of this)

32-Year Battle ends for Chamberlains

Today the findings of the fourth inquest into the death of Azaria Chamberlian was revealed at the NT Magistrates Court.

Below is a story I wrote on the findings for My Suburban News after hearing the statements made by both Michael and Lindy via Sky News earlier today.

Dingo took two-month-old Azaria Chamberlain, coroner finds

Independent Coroner Elizabeth Morris has ruled the death of Azaria Chamberlain was the result of being taken by a dingo.

The new inquest result was determined after three previous inquests and one royal commission previously ruling the death as 'unknown.'

Members of the Chamberlian family gathered at the front of the Darwin Magistrates court where both Michael and Lindy spoke.

"We're relieved and delighted to come to the end of this saga," said Ms Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton to the media gathered.

Ms Chamberlain-Creighton stressed that Australia is dangerous and all should take appropriate precautions.

"We live in a beautiful country but it is dangerous and we would ask all Australian's to be aware of this and take appropriate precautions and not wait for somebody else to do it for them," Ms Chamberlain-Creighton said.

Ex-hushband Michael Chamberlain said it is important to pursue justice when the truth is on your side.

"I'm here to tell you that you can get justice even when you think that all is lost, the truth must be on your side," Mr Chamberlain said.

"I cannot express stronly enough how important it is to pursue a just cause even when it seems to be a Mission Impossible.

"The truth is out.

"This has been a terrifying battle, bitter at time but now some healing and a chance to put our daughter's spirit to rest."

The Chamberlain's were not obliged to answer any questions due to a pre-arranged interview with Nine's A Current Affair.

Read Coroner Elizabet Morris' findings here.