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Newsroom meetings are essential for providing a clear outline of what news stories are going to be covered during the day.

Here we look at ways to set up a strong newsgathering team from planning, production through to output.

The news producer has an essential role to play in any news organisation. Their job is to ensure that the material that is published is of the highest quality.

Planning is critically important in the news business. It’s the mark of professionalism and the essence of good coverage. But there are some things you can’t plan.Big stories happen out of the blue. And when they happen you have to spring into action immediately.

Proactive journalism is an approach to newsgathering where reporters take the initiative in seeking out stories.

Different news stories have a different value for your audience and for your business. Giving news items a 'weighting' can lead to impact and efficiencies.

Big stories happen out of the blue. And when they do newsrooms have to spring into action immediately.

In this article we look at the 'content value matrix, a tool designed to help media managers prioritise effort and resources on the stories that really matter to the target audience.