Understanding the KASU News Workspace in Asana
Explore the tiered system and workflow of the KASU News workspace in Asana, including story prioritization, categorization, and status updates.
In this guide, we'll learn how to effectively manage news stories within the KASU News workspace using Asana. The process involves selecting a tier based on the story's relevance, from breaking news to non-priority regional stories. You'll also learn how to write a slug, choose a category, set priorities, and update the story's status. Additionally, we'll cover how to select due dates, expiry dates, and sources, ensuring a streamlined workflow for news production.
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Here is the KASU News workspace in Asana. First, choose a tier based on your story's relevance. We have several tiers. In breaking news, we include only stories that will disrupt the news day's format.
It is used very sparingly.
Here we have tier six, or priority Arkansas. These are very important issues that impact the entire state. At tier five, we have priority hyperlocal.
This will focus more locally than priority Arkansas, including counties like Craighead, Mississippi, Lawrence, Cross, Dunklin, Clay, Randolph, and Jackson. At tier four, we have non-priority hyperlocal B.
This will cover less important local stories, fluff pieces, press releases, and petty theft.
At tier three, we have non-priority Arkansas. These stories cover the entire state but may be less important and include non-relevant counties.
In tier two, we have priority regional stories that impact the greater region, including Northeast Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, Western Tennessee, and federal government issues. In tier one, we have priority Tennessee and non-priority regional stories.
Tennessee does not include Memphis in its coverage of sports, fluff pieces, or other regional stories. Next, write a slug where it says "add task" and include the spot type. For example, if you are entering a breaking news story, click "add task," and a spot to type will be included.
Choose the spot type, and you will select it here.
We explain various abbreviations. "RE" stands for reader, written by a reporter and read by a news anchor. "CC" means cut and copy, written and read by a reporter, including a soundbite. "CCS" refers to cuts and copy, with multiple soundbites, written and read by a reporter. "WR" is a wrap, where the intro is read by an anchor, and the story by a reporter, including a soundbite. "VR" is a voicer, written and read by a reporter without soundbites.
SS, or super shot spot, is written and read by a reporter and includes several soundbites, typically lasting four minutes. TW refers to a two-way interview between a reporter and an interviewee. FE is a feature story, written and read by a reporter, featuring several soundbites and natural sound. Finally, there are multiple elements, meaning two different versions of the story. For example, one could be a wrap, and the other a voicer.
Next, choose a category based on the story topic.
These categories range from agriculture to health and sports, policy and politics, and weather and environment. Then, choose a priority on a scale of one to four, with four being the least urgent.
Next, choose the status of the story and update it as needed.
The status is here. You will update the story's status.
Eight means it's on hold while you gather more information. Seven indicates it's being skipped but kept for reference. Six requires planning and information gathering for an approved story. Five needs editing, four needs writing, three is in progress, two needs review, one is ready for air, and zero has already aired and been published.
Then, you'll choose a due date by selecting it here.
You can discuss this with an editor to choose the deadline for submitting the story for edits. Then, select an expiry date.
This is the last day the story will be relevant to air. Lastly, select the story and its source. Under sources, choose where the story originated.
If it was a press release, an AP story, or reported for KSU News, choose the day and time it aired under the KME times read and broadcast date after the story airs.
KME times read and broadcast date.
Thank you.