political journalisttonewspaper editor
A political journalist already meets 68% of what the newspaper editor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
68%
38.9/ 100
1 Share of the newspaper editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the political journalist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A newspaper editor role treats 13 of its required skills as things a political journalist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to changing situations
- adapt to type of media
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A newspaper editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a political journalist background worth leading with.
- already held ask questions at events communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held write captions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
- already held create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity
All 30 carried skills, including the 13 the newspaper editor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply organisational techniques required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- required, not held create editorial board required
- required, not held ensure consistency of published articles required
- required, not held check stories required
- required, not held respect cultural preferences required
- required, not held follow newspaper house style required
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a newspaper editor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check stories skill · sector specific
- 02 create editorial board skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure consistency of published articles skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 30 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to changing situations skill
- already held adapt to type of media skill
- already held build contacts to maintain news flow skill
- already held consult information sources skill
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held editorial standards knowledge
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
- already held follow the news skill
- already held participate in editorial meetings skill
- already held press law knowledge
- already held use specific writing techniques skill
- already held writing techniques knowledge
- already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
- already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
- already held ask questions at events skill
- already held check correctness of information skill
- already held create online news content skill
- already held desktop publishing knowledge
- already held edit negatives skill
- already held edit photographs skill
- already held grammar knowledge
- already held interview people skill
- already held interview techniques knowledge
- already held perform image editing skill
- already held proofread text skill
- already held spelling knowledge
- already held write captions skill
- already held write headlines skill
- already held write to a deadline skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held digital journalism optional
- optional, not held use word processing software optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held digital journalism optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held use word processing software optional
27 held skills the newspaper editor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse the comments of selected audiences skill
- not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role document interviews skill
- not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role election law knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
- not needed by the target role follow directions of on-site director skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal finances skill
- not needed by the target role manage writing administration skill
- not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role observe new developments in foreign countries skill
- not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
- not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
- not needed by the target role political parties knowledge
- not needed by the target role political science knowledge
- not needed by the target role present during live broadcasts skill
- not needed by the target role promote one's writings skill
- not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide written content skill
- not needed by the target role review unpublished articles skill
- not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay up to date with social media skill
- not needed by the target role study topics skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held digital journalism optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
Other moves recorded from political journalist
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.