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At 04:29 PM 8/27/96 -0400, S. Finer wrote:
>Does anyone see the problems inherent in the piecemeal approach to
>staffing exemplified in Phil's discussion below?  Too much overlapping
>division of labor, driving production over-reliance on very junior people,
>resulting in too many indians per unit output.....inefficiency. 
>
>Writers should do their own HTML according to a style template set by
>editors.  Many writers could also handle their own art, too, especially
>with a bit of guidance, and a file of examples.  You do not need four
>individuals inputing to each article....especially if you want to have a
>bottomline........
>
>If you adequately cross-train, journalists can perform the production
>chores for themselves, in less than 10% of their time.

[...]

This brings to mind the evapouration of the "rewrite man" (I don't 
think there were too many rewrite women in those days) and
the consolodation of copy editing and layout. It's certainly in line
with precedent.
Rick




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