How we work: story criteria

Series How we work, Episode 3:

How are topics selected at SWI swissinfo.ch? And what are these "beats"? Our editor-in-chief Mark Livingston answers your questions.

This content was published on May 23, 2023 - 09:42

1 minute

My work focuses on engaging with you, our audience, and strengthening trust in our journalism. I develop engagement tools such as multilingual debates and help distribute our content to users across platforms. A former nurse, I later pursued English linguistics and media studies where I developed a keen interest in journalism and news in the digital age.

Deutsch

Wie wir arbeiten: Themenauswahl Original
Français

Comment nous travaillons: le choix des thèmes
Italiano

Come lavoriamo: la scelta degli argomenti
Español

Cómo trabajamos: selección de temas
Português

Como trabalhamos: escolha dos temas
日本語

swissinfo.chを知る～記事のテーマ選び
العربية

طريقة عملنا: اختيار المواضيع
中文

我们如何工作：选题
Русский

Как работает портал SWI: выбор темы для материала

We asked you, our readers, what you wanted to know about our work. One of the most frequent questions was how we actually decide on the topics. In this video, Editor-in-Chief Mark Livingston gives you the answer.

Would you like to know how we work? Or do you have specific questions?

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