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Staff size in relation to circulation

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by wisportswriter, Jul 16, 2007.

  1. Rusty Shackleford

    Rusty Shackleford Active Member

    Word for word here. Except for the track part.
     
  2. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    25k
    1 SE
    3 writers
    1 copy editor/designer
    1 part-timer during school year, multitude of stringers for Friday night football
    High schools: 23 core schools, countless others that think we care about them
    1 D-II college, 1 JC
    2 minor league teams
     
  3. 60K
    Six FT reporters
    Four Deskers
    One PT agateer
    One SE who writes from time to time
    No ASE
     
  4. sgaleadfoot

    sgaleadfoot Member

    circ. is about 75,000

    SE, does pages
    ASE (only in duties, not given ase title) covers nfl, lays out pages
    Four in office writers (three generally focusing of preps coverage), another covers the beat of an in-state SEC school.
    Two deskers, one of which does a little bit of writing, mainly covering auto racing.
    Two part-timers and a few stringers as well.
     
  5. 2underpar

    2underpar Active Member

    this is all very depressing.
     
  6. I'll never tell

    I'll never tell Active Member

    30K, 7-day

    Three college (2 D-I, 1 I-AA; all local) beat guys.
    One prep guy.
    One desker.
    One SE.

    Everybody does everything except the desker.
     
  7. aztarheel

    aztarheel New Member

    This my current gig ;)
     
  8. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    But you guys have a universal desk editing copy?
     
  9. ChmDogg

    ChmDogg Member

    30,000 Circulation -- 7 days

    Sports Editor (mostly layout and copy editing; some writing)
    Three full-time writers (who also do layout once-a-week each and copy edit when in office)
    Two part-time writers (although right now, we have zero)

    16-20 HS
    D-II University & Junior College
    Minor League baseball and football teams
    We also cover a D-I football beat during the season
     
  10. chazp

    chazp Active Member

    8K. Twice a month, 29K.
    1 FT (SE which is me).
    No Partimers.
    6 high schools.
     
  11. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    I know the rule of thumb when I got in the biz was roughly 1 FT person for every 1,000 circulation (at least at the smaller papers).

    I worked at two shops:
    6,600 circ = 5 FT in newsroom (EIC, Assistant Editor, SE, 2 reporters -- one of which was 3/4 sports). All had bylines
    10-11,000 circ = Generally 12 FT, although it has fluctuated (EIC, ME, 2 copy editors, 4 news reporters, 1 photog, 2 FTs in sports, editorial assistant). They've added three positions to work on some new mass-circulation weekly products, so now the newsroom has 16 people (EIC, ME, weekly editor, 3 copy editors, 3 daily reporters, 1 photog, 2 in sports, 2 reporters for weeklies, editorial assistant, one more reporter who splits between weekly news-side and daily sports ... however, though the newsroom has grown, the daily staff has actually lost people -- 2.5 reporters, the community editor and 1 copy editor are promised to the weekly).
     
  12. 85k

    14 FT, including SE and two ASEs.
    3 PT
    1 intern in the summer

    20 high schools
    1 D-II college
    3 D-III colleges
    1 minor league baseball team
    1 minor league hockey team
    Cover all Eagles games and all PSU football games
     
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