News Story Prioritization Template

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Stay ahead in the fast-paced news industry by effectively prioritizing news stories. This template utilizes the Quadrants method to help categorize stories based on urgency and importance, ensuring that the most crucial and time-sensitive stories are highlighted.

Follow this structured approach to streamline your editorial process, from tracking incoming stories to scheduling future publications and reviewing for potential upgrades.

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Categorize and prioritize news stories based on urgency and importance using the Quadrants method.

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Proposed Tasks

Urgent and Important

  • Assess Story Importance due in 2 days
    ☐ Evaluate each story's potential impact ☐ Consider relevance to current news cycle
  • Determine Story Urgency due in 2 days
    ☐ Consider timeliness of each story ☐ Assess need for immediate publication
  • Prioritize Q1 Stories for Publication due in 4 days
    ☐ Identify key Q1 stories for immediate publication ☐ Coordinate with editorial team for release

Important, Not Urgent

  • Categorize Stories by Quadrant due in 3 days
    ☐ Distribute stories into quadrants based on urgency and importance
  • Schedule Q2 Stories for Future Publication due in 1 week
    ☐ Plan publication of Q2 stories in future news cycles

Urgent, Not Important

  • Track Incoming Stories due in 1 day
    ☐ Monitor all incoming news sources for potential stories ☐ Collect and categorize stories by topic
  • Review Q3 Stories for Potential Upgrades due in 1 week
    ☐ Reevaluate Q3 stories to determine if any should be moved to a higher quadrant

Not Urgent, Not Important

  • Archive or Delegate Q4 Stories due in 2 weeks
    ☐ Decide whether to archive or delegate Q4 stories for future consideration