The Guide for All Your Projects

No. 73 — Your guide to all your projects
. Today is January 11, 2023, and you're reading the newsletter from Médianes.

Hello, everyone,

First and foremost, best wishes! I promise you won’t find a list of New Year’s resolutions here that’s formatted like a startup. But you will find practical advice on how to successfully launch a new publishing project.

In this newsletter, we’re sharing our Guide to Project Management in Newsrooms, written by Robin Kwong, Director of Audience Engagement at The Wall Street Journal; you can download it for free.

It was translated by Thomas Seymat, head of editorial and development projects at Euronews, and adapted by our reporter Owen Huchon. Our team also handled the editing and layout of this guide. We’re proud to share it with you today. Also in this newsletter: collaborative journalism, a “boys’ club” of YouTubers, and, as always, job openings.

Enjoy the read,

— MARINE SLAVITCH, JOURNALIST AT MÉDIANES

Why not?

IDEAS FOR YOUR MEDIA

Journalists are often not trained in project management. Yet they are the first to be affected when it comes to launching a new editorial format or innovating in the way they convey information. Three key steps for successfully carrying out a new project within a newsroom.

The idea

A good project starts with a good idea. To articulate it clearly, there’s nothing better than answering the 5Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why). With that in mind, identify the goals you want to achieve: Is it to respond to a request from your audience? To get people to visit a platform? Your answers will help you gain stakeholder buy-in and get you off to a strong start.

The Execution

It’s time to get your project off the ground! If the presentation is to be open to the entire team, don’t fall into the trap of excessive meetings: setting up different communication channels—each tailored to specific needs—will enable you to make quick decisions and gain a clear picture of the project’s progress. The goal? To get the right information to the right people at the right time.

Afterward

Take the time to review the results and share them with your team. You can also revisit the list of ideas that weren’t implemented—they’ll serve as a starting point for improving or replicating the project. Finally, gather feedback from everyone: What went well, and what didn’t? What could we do differently next time? How can we learn from this experience beyond its immediate results?

Read the full Guide to Project Management in Newsrooms on our website.

From the studio's perspective

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Since the summer of 2023, we have had the pleasure of working on the graphic design and layout of Thiga’s latest book, *The Keys to Product Management*.

Thiga, a media company and agency specializing in product management, has been offering a fresh and educational perspective on digital product management for the past ten years.

Choosing fonts, redesigning the explanatory diagrams, designing the layout, proposing cover designs, inserting text, offering advice on printing… After several months of work, we are thrilled to finally hold the finished product in our hands.

To see more examples of our work, please visit our art director's portfolio.

THIGA, CHRISTELLE PERRIN — MÉDIANES, THE STUDIO

On Our Radar

OUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT YOUR PROJECTS

Listening

JEFF JARVIS / MEDIUM

“We live in an environment of mistrust—and it is, in large part, the media and politics that create it. This is what journalism must fight against: not the darkness of information, but the darkness of the soul. ” In this blog post, journalist Jeff Jarvis advocates for collaborative journalism on a human scale.”

They really do exist!

PAULINE DEMANGE-DILASSER / TÉLÉRAMA

Why aren’t there any women on YouTube? Or rather, why don’t YouTubers like women? If the audiences of Squeezie, Michou, and Amixem keep propelling them to the top of the most-watched creators list, then it’s up to these YouTubers to make room for women by finally inviting them onto their channels.

Over at medianes.org

IT'S HOMEMADE

Interview with Robin Kwong

MARINE DOUX WITH OWEN HUCHON / MEDIANES.ORG

We spoke with Robin Kwong, author of *The Guide to Project Management in Newsrooms*, about his own experience with project management at several news organizations, including the *Financial Times* and the *Wall Street Journal*, and the reasons that led him to write this handbook.

In Brief

THAT WAY, YOU'LL KNOW

• Télérama, Booska-P, L’ADN: These media outlets are hiring. Check out their job openings.

• Le Monde diplomatique has updated its map showing the ownership of French television, radio, and newspaper outlets.

• The Fund for a Free Press is launching its fifth call for proposals, with €200,000 in funding. Apply now!

• Do you like making lists for everything and anything? So do we. And the best tool for making even better lists is this one.

• Editor’s Pick: The new season of “Superhéros,” Julien Cernobori’s podcast featuring in-depth profiles, is out, and it’s wonderful.

See you on January 25!

Merci pour vos messages qui nous ont permis d’enrichir cette newsletter. Nous en profitons pour souhaiter la bienvenue aux équipes de Ouest-France, Beaux Arts Magazine, du Forum des images et à toutes celles et ceux qui se sont inscrit·es récemment.

In the next issue, we'll share tips and tools to help you manage your accounting effectively. Do you have any best practices to recommend? Leave us a message!

See you on January 25. Until then, take care of yourselves and your social media accounts.

— THIS NEWSLETTER WAS PREPARED BY MARINE SLAVITCH AND BAPTISTE THEVELEIN WITH THE MÉDIANES TEAM.