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Involvement
with Ka Leo is for you if you are interested in working on the daily
campus newspaper as a writer, designer, photographer, editor, or advertising
sales representative or manager. Students have been publishing a newspaper
for the UHM campus since 1922.
Some
of the transferable skills you'll acquire . . .
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managing a staff of editors and helping them achieve their goals for
a newspaper that serves 14,000 readers daily and even more through
its website http://www.kaleo.org.
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hiring
the best candidates to be your editors.
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recruiting
and training new staffers from campus departments.
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reporting
monthly to the publishing board so it can see that you are meeting
objectives.
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handling
payroll for your staff and managing your budget.
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mediating
disagreements between readers, writers, and your editors.
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learning
how to cover the largest university in the Pacific.
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selecting
staff to attend national conventions on the mainland.
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entering
contests to earn recognition for your writers.
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creating
a vision for your publication and guiding your staff toward it.
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holding
weekly meeting to keep your editor on target.
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helping
your staff abide by the profession's Code of Ethics.
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planning
for the future so the publication can continue to grow.
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developing
special issues that provide new opportunities for staff.
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expanding
your knowledge of journalism, photography, design, on-line reporting
and writing.
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building
a portfolio of work that will help you get a job.
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meeting
new people and interviewing them.
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attending
events or visiting places that most people will never see.
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meeting
deadlines daily.
Time commitment required:
starting at 1-3 hours/week
For
more information . . .
Call the Ka Leo office at 956-7043
Contact Ka Leo advisors Jay Hartwell at 956-3217, hartwell@hawaii.edu.
To
learn more about Ka Leo, visit their Web Site at http://www.kaleo.org.
