A Day at the Newspaper

An Outline of Operations

By: Diana Squillace

I.  Publisher
       A. Oversee's operation

 B. Public Relations

II. Editor

 A. Oversee's writers

 B. Oversee's photographers
 C. Editor Builds Pages

III. Staff Writer

A. Writes Hard News (reporting on accidents, crimes, etc)

1. To editor

B. Writes Soft News (features)

1. To editor

IV. Photo Journalist

A. Shoots news photos

B. Writes captions

1.To editor

V. Graphic Design

A. Develops Half tones

B. Create Dummie Pages

1. Send to editor to build pages with stories and photos

a. To graphic designer to set color and specs

1. To printer

a. Finished product to Circulation

C. Build advertisements

VI. Advertising Sales

A. To graphic designer

VII. Human Resources

A. Works with employees

VIII. Accounting
       A. Billing

       B. Purchasing

       C. Receiving

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