Mission statement: The World & Nation page will consist of international and national news content that is of direct interest to N.C. State students. It will feature content that Technician employees cannot physically provide for their readers — not because of lack of planning. The page will consist of timely news stories, photos and alt copy, not feature or sports stories.
Location of AP material:
- All AP copy will be restricted to the World & Nation page.
- AP photos will also be restricted to the page, except in cases where a visual is needed in case of an emergency that Technician photographers could not physically cover. AP photo can run in the paper on pages other than the World & National page only when Technician photographers are denied access to an important event, or if we are unable to obtain the photo because of the time allowed between hearing of the story and the actual event. These two exceptions will be the same for using AP photos for sports events.
- The editor will approve all uses of Associated Press content.
Example: During President Bush’s trip to the Triangle, the Technician requested access to the event the day before he visited, despite knowing about it days before. By the it was too late to confirm media passes.In a case such as this, the Technician could not run an AP photo, because we failed in planning for the event. If we were denied access after requesting in a timely fashion, then we could use an AP photo.
World & Nation editor: The World & Nation editor will be responsible for pulling AP copy and visuals from the AP’s wire on a daily basis as per his or her job description which will be finalized this summer. The editor will serve as an assistant news editor who may receive a pay bonus for producing original content for the section — not simply pulled from AP sources.
Follow-up stories: In the case of a national or international story that could affect NCSU students, but occurs very late or at the end of the business day, the Technician should run an AP story on the World & Nation page, then a follow-up story the next day on how it affects students. After business hours a writer will not be able to gather local experts to discuss the impact on students, but it is still important to get the story out in a timely manner.
State news: The Technician should be producing content on state news on its own, not relying on AP copy. We have the resources and physical ability to cover news in North Carolina that would affect NCSU students, therefore AP copy will not be needed.
World and Nation page
Mission statement: The World & Nation page will consist of international and national news content that is of direct interest to N.C. State students. It will feature content that Technician employees cannot physically provide for their readers — not because of lack of planning. The page will consist of timely news stories, photos and alt copy, not feature or sports stories.
Location of AP material:
Example: During President Bush’s trip to the Triangle, the Technician requested access to the event the day before he visited, despite knowing about it days before. By the it was too late to confirm media passes.In a case such as this, the Technician could not run an AP photo, because we failed in planning for the event. If we were denied access after requesting in a timely fashion, then we could use an AP photo.
World & Nation editor: The World & Nation editor will be responsible for pulling AP copy and visuals from the AP’s wire on a daily basis as per his or her job description which will be finalized this summer. The editor will serve as an assistant news editor who may receive a pay bonus for producing original content for the section — not simply pulled from AP sources.
Follow-up stories: In the case of a national or international story that could affect NCSU students, but occurs very late or at the end of the business day, the Technician should run an AP story on the World & Nation page, then a follow-up story the next day on how it affects students. After business hours a writer will not be able to gather local experts to discuss the impact on students, but it is still important to get the story out in a timely manner.
State news: The Technician should be producing content on state news on its own, not relying on AP copy. We have the resources and physical ability to cover news in North Carolina that would affect NCSU students, therefore AP copy will not be needed.