Open Door Policy

Over the years what has been required as a journalist has changed immensely. Today’s new decade is the most unusual of them all. When the stock market crashed, millions over the world lost their jobs and condensing the workforce was in its prime. The ones still in the work force today are those who are capable of multi-tasking as well as those who are multi-cultured in a work environment. A person capable of being an anchor in all regions, as well as be able to shoot and edit their own footage saves a company a huge percentage in expenses. Companies are doing whatever they can to save themselves, and by cutting back only the strongest survive.
A main fundamental skill missing from the Mashable list needed for journalists today, is working together. Programs, newspapers and radio stations, all need to lean on one another to achieve maximum results. If you can’t work with a partner, team, or a body of co-workers you don’t only risk problems for your company, but you risk losing your own job as well. Though one person is able to produce a package, it takes a number of people to generate a broad range of ideas to produce the best package possible. A good network has an open door policy where everyone is able to pitch ideas and run with their own stories. By working together as a group, everyone benefits. It is explained that differing companies should collaborate on stories and this too goes back to being able to work together. By having a peaceful environment, workers are more willing to stretch their boundaries without being timid. Without trying new tactics, reaching out to the impossible, or helping one another complete a story, all that is left is a discombobulated work team searching for different answers.