Outils Google (Drive, Sheets, Calendar)
Results in the Tech Stack study
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What its users say (24)
8/10“"Policy" / "data" issues not satisfactory, but the tools are ok.”
6/10“No integration with the CMS.”
5/10“We do not have tools specifically for planning. The newsroom manages its editorial appointments/reminders via a shared Google Doc.”
6/10“Works well, but not a tool optimised for this use.”
4/10“It would be better if everything were integrated into the CMS.”
5/10“1. Tool used only by the web department, which deprives the whole newsroom of an overall view of our newsroom's productions in progress (print, newsletters, videos). 2. Proliferation of Google Sheets depending on the editions (newsletters, site articles…). 3. Loss of major information between print and web productions (charts, data tables, infographics). 4. Multiplication of editorial planning management tasks when article dates are changed: for example, if a print article is pushed back by one issue, the "Word print menu" is re-sent by an assistant to the whole newsroom, then the article is changed in the print flatplan, then it has to be changed by hand in the Google Sheets for the web menu, etc. => We are exploring Desk-Net <3”
5/10“It is a Google Sheets file with no link to the back office. Rows are sometimes deleted by mistake by contributors. Each date and time slot is added as a row to be filled in by hand. Nor does it make it easy to calculate the freelance fees to be paid to authors.”
7/10“Allows adaptation to the different teams and is easy to get to grips with without training.”
3/10“We are currently reviewing and improving our editorial planning tools, but it is an ongoing process that is not yet mature.”
4/10“Sheets and Docs are practical but we could go further with planning / alerting systems…”
8/10“Not the best way to get a good calendar view.”
6/10“It still relies too much on staff goodwill rather than a mature process and tool.”
7/10“Effective but does not allow all information to be centralised.”
10/10“Direct integration with email.”
8/10“We use G Suite on a daily basis.”
7/10“Sharing and multi-contributor collaboration.”
7/10“Meets current needs.”
4/10“More cumbersome than flexible.”
7/10“Accessible and free.”
5/10“The newsroom, made up of freelancers, is used to working on it.”
4/10“Personally I don't think Google Drive is the best solution for sharing or storing our documents. It's a fairly messy system.”
8/10“A shared GSheet, well suited to our needs.”
6/10“Small newsroom, fairly limited need.”
8/10“Highly interactive.”
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