Today is the first day that we follow our daily production routine, which includes two news conferences a day, story and multimedia production, the taking of pictures, allocation of copy and the production of pages. Basically, everything but printing the paper. Once we enter this daily cycle, our focus will shift permanently from thinking to [...]
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Super Wednesday
Posted in Newsroom, The Times, columnists, newspaper on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Memo to managers
Posted in Newsroom, The Times, newspaper, old media on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
SOME ISSUES
1. WOMEN
We have a 52% women readership. Do we provide the kind of content that they would want to consume. Enough of it? Presented in the right way? Do they need special content?
2. CHILDREN
A major content demand was for educational material for the kids – ranked 3 after Breaking News and Business as a [...]
The hub team at the Times
Posted in Newsroom, Ray Hartley, The Times, newspaper on May 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can finally introduce to you our editorial team:
Me = Editor
Moses Mudzwiti = Deputy Editor
Marvin Meintjies = News Editor
Carly Ritz = Multimedia Editor
Robin Comley = Pictures Editor
Archie Henderson = Sports Editor
Aspasia Karras = Features Editor
Xolani Xundu = Politics Editor
Colin Daniels = Internet Strategy Manager
Tidi Benbenisti = Diary Manager
Jackie May = Foreign/Syndication Editor
John Tsatsi = Design [...]
Hiding something?
Posted in Newsroom, The Times, pictures on May 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
photogs, originally uploaded by hartleyr.
Why are photographers camera shy? Are they like big punching boxers that have glass jaws? (Robin and Shelley are running The Times pictures desk)










