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Journalist 1 & C - Advanced manual for Journalism and other reporting practices
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CHAPTER 7 NEWSPAPER STAFF SUPERVISION Although most senior journalists are assigned to Navy  Broadcasting  Service  (NBS)  detachments  or public affairs offices ashore or afloat, your career path may include a stint as a newspaper staff supervisor. Navy  newspapers  are  authorized  publications  that support command information goals. Usually, they are published weekly or monthly and contain most of the following elements: news, features, editorials, sports, announcements,  entertainment  items,  commander’s comments,  letters  to  the  editor,  photographs  and artwork. As  the  editor  or  associate  editor  of  a  command newspaper, you will be responsible for providing an uncensored  flow  of  news  and  information  to–and among–sailors  and  civilian  employees,  their commanders  and  the  five-part  Navy  internal  audience described in Chapter 1. You will do this important task by   supervising   the   entire   operation   of   the newspaper–from  making  story  and  photography assignments to formulating a stylebook and making sure your staff follows it. NEWSPAPER TYPES Learning Objective: Recognize   the   types   of   Navy newspapers and identify the contracting concerns of a civilian   enterprise   (CE)   newspaper   selection   com- mitee.. Depending upon the arrangements in place at your command, your newspaper will be either  funded or civilian  enterprise  (CE). Several differences exist between the two newspapers that you must understand to become a successful newspaper staff supervisor. FUNDED A  funded  newspaper  is  published  by  a  Navy command  using  appropriated  funds,  normally  the  public affairs allocation of a unit’s operating fund. Installations and activities with at least 500 personnel, which can include  the  combined  military  and  civilian  work  force (including  tenant  commands  or  embarked  detach- ments), may produce a funded newspaper. Free from commercial  advertising,  the  layout,  design  and  editorial content of the funded newspaper are the responsibility of the base newspaper staff (which is normally apart of the  public  affairs  office). The  funded  newspaper  may  be  printed  by  a  Navy Publications  and  Printing  Service  branch  office,  Stars and Stripes printing plant or a commercial publisher under  contract  by  the  Navy.  You  cannot  use nonappropriated   funds   for   any   costs   incurred   in publishing  an  appropriated  fund  newspaper. CIVILIAN  ENTERPRISE A  CE  newspaper  is  printed  by  a  commercial publisher under contract with Navy commands. Unlike the funded newspaper, however, the CE newspaper contains advertising sold by the commercial publisher. The  news  and  editorial  content,  as  in  the  funded newspaper,  are  provided  by  the  base  newspaper  staff. The CE newspaper is the property of the command, installation  or  intended  recipient  upon  delivery.  Com- mands cannot use appropriated or nonappropriated funds to pay for any part of the production costs incurred by the CE publisher. Advantage The main attraction of the CE newspaper is that it is published at no cost to the Department of the Navy. The publisher assumes all financial responsibility for the  newspaper  and  offsets  expenses  by  selling advertising space. All Navy commands are encouraged to establish CE newspapers whenever possible. Contracting The underlying reason for having a CE newspaper is  it  saves  the  Navy  money  by  transferring  certain publishing  and  distribution  burdens  to  a  civilian publisher selected by competitive bid. The PAO and senior journalist must have a basic understanding of how to setup a newspaper contract and must know the provisions of the contract. In contract law, both parties to a contract must provide consideration as a part of the contract. The consideration  is  often  the  money  and  the  product offered. Instead of money, the right and authorization to publish the unit newspaper are the legal contractual 7-1







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