Most Important Skills for a Senior Editor National News at Newsweek Magazine
Jenni, a Senior Editor at Newsweek, emphasizes confidence as the most crucial skill, stating that "you have to believe that what you're doing is going to resonate with your audience," while also highlighting the critical need for strong time management in the fast-paced news industry to effectively juggle multiple tasks and deadlines.
Confidence, Time Management, News Journalism, Media, Decision-Making
Advizer Information
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Jenni Fink
Senior Editor, National News
Newsweek Magazine
University of Arizona, 2013
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Communications
Arts, Entertainment & Media
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Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Confidence in one's work and decision-making is crucial for success.
2. Exceptional time management skills are essential for handling the fast-paced nature of news.
3. The ability to juggle multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously is vital for career growth and team contribution.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
The number one skill is confidence. You have to believe that what you're doing will resonate with your audience and is worthy of coverage. It's no secret that our industry operates with very slim margins and there's little room for second-guessing yourself.
Leading up to this role, as the writer side of things, since I was a writer for so long, you have to have confidence that the angle you're pursuing is the right way to go. If it's not, you need the confidence to change it and stand by that decision.
You're going to have a ton of people telling you a hundred different things, and you don't want to just give in to what someone is telling you. You want to say, "No, I'm confident that this is right and this is what we should be pursuing."
Aside from that, time management is critical. Any role in the news industry requires you to manage your time effectively. News moves fast, and the demands are really high.
If you can't handle watching multiple irons in the fire, you're limiting your growth and the amount you can cover for your team. If you can be one of these people who's doing interviews and then, in between, working on background or research, and really putting things together in a great way on a timely basis, you're going to go far.