Editorial Workflow
Introduction
Instead of allowing all user-generated content to go online, FIVEFOOTWAY takes a different approach by moderating everything that is posted on its system before allowing it to go live. This maintains editorial and quality control over the content that is posted on FIVEFOOTWAY. It also serves to ensure style and language consistency and most importantly, ensure that only relevant content is allowed to go online.
Roles and Responsibilities
3 main groups of people are involved in the creation of any post on FIVEFOOTWAY. Editors, Contributors, Picturemakers.
1- Editors
Editors ensure that posts are about relevant content,check for language and also ensure adherence to the house style. Editors also act as curators, regulating the timing and amount of content that goes online. Writers may eventually be approached to become part of the main editorial team.
2- Contributors
Contributors are the backbone of the FIVEFOOTWAY’s Intelligent Articles Division. All members of FIVEFOOTWAY.com is automatically a contributor to the website. If you are not yet a member, take a moment to sign up and become one.
We allow anyone to sign-up as a member and thus contribute however, not all contributions eventually end up going live.
3- Picturemakers
The Workflow proper
For Features, Reports and Reviews
Step 1- Check out Editorial Ideas page for list of ideas. If none of it interest you, suggest it via the suggestions box for the editors to consider. Once approved, proceed to Step 2.
Step 2- Start research.
Step 3- Log-in to the system and write your article. Review and repeat step 2 and 3 until satisfied with article.
Step 4- Article is sent for review to Editors. We might occasionally ask you to make some minor improvements to the article but we will keep the integrity of your writing as much as possible.
Step 5- Editors will publish the final version of the article on FIVEFOOTWAY.com!
Step 6- Tell your friends about your piece of writing that is now online for the world to see.
For Broadcasts
Step 1- Log-in to the system and write your broadcast post.
Step 2- Post is sent to Editors for review.
Step 3- Tell your friends about your broadcast that is now online for the world to see.
(Repeat as necessary)