![]() Given the vast capabilities we have with web projects, video and audio – and the 24/7 power of social media and mobile – I am fortunate to be in a position to point my focus forward in web-first journalism. What was the transition to a fully digital job like?Ī. You previously worked at newspapers in Shelby and Gastonia, among others. Our night/weekend editors do a great job and deserve a lot of credit for keeping the site fresh. I monitor our site and social media feeds on nights and weekends, but the goal is to have a plan in place where that is at a minimum. We have in-house and corporate web/mobile traffic, video/audio and social goals we want to meet, so it pays to look at progress daily so we’re not playing catch-up. I try to spend the last half of the day looking at goals and objectives for the week and month ahead. Being the first editor in the building, I also work closely with the morning crime/cops reporter on editing and posting breaking or overnight local news. The AP moves amazing photos, so I search and post regional and national galleries that may grab some attention. I keep an eye on the AP South Carolina wire to get the top state news on our site. Whether our numbers are up or down, I check … Is the website fresh? Is there something that may be buried on the site that should be moved to a more prominent position? Are there stories or photo galleries on news partner sites that may be valuable or interesting to our readers? Are our social media pages fresh? I try to spend the first of the morning looking at our page views, visitors and other metrics over the last 24 to 48 hours via Parse.ly and Google Analytics. ![]() In this interview, conducted by email, Whisnant discusses his job in Spartanburg, news coverage of the Carolina Panthers training camp and the skills journalism students need to succeed. ![]() He previously worked as a news editor at The Shelby Star and sports editor at The Gaston Gazette in North Carolina. Gabe Whisnant is assistant managing editor, digital, at the Spartanburg Herald-Journal/ in South Carolina. ![]()
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