The position is responsible for the newspaper’s relation with its readers. The public editor will:
-Manage social media for TEC and explore new options for connecting with readers through social media.
-Plan, organize and promote TEC affiliated events, including but not limited to, TEC hiring fairs, TEC interest meetings and TEC promotional events including Barefoot on the Mall and the Get A Clue fair.
– Work with managing editor to help with outreach and staff development events.
-Write a column on a regular schedule (frequency to be determined). However, extra columns may need to be written depending on issues that may arise within the newspaper. The column’s purpose will be to connect TEC and its readership.
-Investigate recommended corrections from readers and staff members, and write corrections accordingly to be placed in the paper.
-Survey sources from stories in each edition, and report findings to the staff.
-Place all corrections within the appropriate story on the Web site and note in each story that the story has been altered (appended) from its original state.
-Complete a reader survey once a semester to gauge the feelings of the readers – including, but not limited to: coverage, accuracy, appeal and service to the community.
-Attend weekly budget and staff meetings.
Those interested can contact me – Caitlin Hale, TEC editor in chief, editor@theeastcarolinian.com