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Heavily streamlined mass communication work and lifestyle plan - Coggle…
Heavily streamlined mass communication work and lifestyle plan
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Online professional development for news editorial roles (6 h/wk; move it all to Sundays)
Following journalism industry news (Feedly, newsletters, alerts, etc.)
Learning about new editing and journalism software (infrequently, as it comes out)
Participating in Facebook, Slack and LinkedIn groups about journalism (not much time)
Personal Twitter (use for professional dialogue about my primary beats + put in some everyday life + news links to cutting-edge stories + humor)
Personal LinkedIn
Continue to publish new journalistic articles 3x/yr (minimal time - Saturdays (take those Sundays off))
Full-time job in mass comm (40 h/wk)
Blogging responsibilities in full-time job (focus on essential ones) (4-5h)
Data analytics/report writing responsibilities in full-time job (0-20h; seasonal)
Website redesign/editing responsibilities in full-time job (0-20h; delegate this to coworker, mostly)
Professional dialogue for FTE (10 h)
Talking with influencers in the main beat spaces I cover
Tracking what the controversies and issues are on my primary beats
Reading about the main beat I cover (cleantech) (news and newsletters; books on weekends if time)
Physical fitness maintenance for long-term employability & dance skills (7h/wk)
Not burning out
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Being famous
Personal newsletter
Building a reputation so I could write and publish books
Having my own personal WordPress site
Mentoring young reporters
Personal Facebook page
Personal Instagram
Public speaking
Extra education
Attendance at journalism conferences
Learning more data journalism skills and attending conferences (can wait)
Reading about my secondary beats within the green and tech spaces (news, books and newsletters)
Shadowing the sales team more at full-time job
Keeping up with general trends in US society (pop culture, news, breaking announcements from the NYT, current popular books, etc.)
Attending digital skills bootcamps
Learning more about how to shoot video
Learning more about hosting podcasts
Taking classes on new versions of the software I am using for work
Learning new web optimization skills
Volunteering
Volunteering for community radio shows
Volunteering for journalism associations
Repackaging previous work into new journalism freelance projects