What’s your opinion?
4
Week
2012
Closed
What is the most important skill a journalist should have today?
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Closed
Ability to tell stories in all media
25%
Generating story ideas
25%
Accuracy
0%
Strong ethics
0%
Being social in social media
0%
Knowledge or understanding of HTML, CMS, SEO
0%
Willingness to try new technologies
0%
Ability to acquire new skills
50%
Other (please specify)
0%
Total votes: 4
You have only one vote, but you may change it as many times as you like before the discussion closes.
4 participants
More than 100 UK editors and senior managers were asked to assess the importance of journalists’ skills. Here is the result:
MOST DEMANDED:
- Writing
- Finding news stories
- Interviewing
- Legal knowledge
...
LEAST DEMANDED:
- Social media
- Web skills
- Interaction with readers