AFTENPOSTEN
AFTENPOSTEN
The Norwegian Minister of Health, Bent Høie,
in one of the new Aftenposten TV studios.
METHODS
EDITORIAL GOALS AND
PRIORITIES 2014
Last year was truly a year of renewal in
Aftenposten’s collegium of editors. Almost
all senior and managing editors are either
new or they have taken over different
positions. The same goes for several junior
editors. Moreover, it was the first full year
in service for the new Editor-in-chief. Naturally, all these staff changes are being
reflected in our numerous and diverse
products. We have spent much energy and
resources on the following:
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Developing our print product. The
newspaper is more playful and, it
seems, more modern and in tune with
our readers.
Getting a deeper understanding of the
challenges, and even more important,
the advantages of social media and
sharing. We may not have cracked the
code entirely yet, but as a news organisation, we are closer than ever before
to making social media an integral part
of our everyday reporting.
Understanding how digital news
reporting differs from once-a-day
print-copy reporting. We have learnt
how to tell stories in new ways by
using new techniques and new tools.
To find common ground, Aftenposten
changed the way it organises much of
its newsroom. This involved renewed
focus on pinpointing the areas where
we want to excel journalistically.
Hence, we discovered, discussed and
agreed on what elements in Aftenposten
we will refer to as “journalistic footprints”.
These footprints are areas and topics our
news organisation wants to concentrate
on in the coming years. These “footprints”
will certa