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As more and more newspaper groups are going to regional design centers, I'm curious as how this has changed roles in your department. Specifically, I'm wondering if there are any people in your department who are 100 percent chained to the desk. Not reporters who sometimes work the desk or...

Wanted to do an informal poll about running SID copy. I'm not talking about gamers, but rather feature stories. I'm particularly curious if you'd be more likely to run a feature story written by an SID at a school outside of the coverage area for an athlete that went to a local high school then...

Has anyone done this? Does anyone know any newspaper that has tried? I'm not talking about using Facebook and/or MySpace to contact high school kids for interviews. I'm talking about creating groups specifically geared toward you newspaper's coverage. I've seen some college newspapers do it and...

World War III has been averted: http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=8/29/2007&id=28518 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29, 2007, 2:24 a.m. By Charles F. Gardner Yi signs to play for Bucks Yes, Yi Jianlian is following Yao Ming as China's latest import to the National Basketball Association. And the...

I'm wondering about the standard protocol for photos in your various departments. How does it work? Do the photogs come back with a variety of shots (horizontal, vertical, etc.) for you to pick from or do they come back with one or two for you to use? I'm talking strictly deadline...

I'm probably the 943rd person to ask an HDTV question, but thanks to a generous refund I'll be making the plunge into HDTV land. I've been hearing good things about Vizio, but it almost seems too good to be true. Does anyone have one? Are they OK? I went to a Sam's Club today and looked at the...

I hate NFL flex scheduling.

Has anyone done this? True, it may sound a little pathetic but something I've always wanted to do. I don't think I can afford anything more than a week-long trip, so I'm probably limited to London/Paris or Italy or something like that. Is it better to find a tour group or go my own way? I'd...

Does anyone do this? Obviously if it the story comes through regular beat reporting you wouldn't, or if it's a story about someone that has his or her name in the paper on a regular basis. But what about people off your beat that don't get written about all the time? Do you think they even care?