Election planning email no.2
Of course, planning such huge publishing operations change through the day. After close liaison with my counterpart on The Birmingham Post, I agreed that it was senseless him trying to stretch his team to take in every count when the Mail reporters were already there. Hence this update email this morning to my team as a response to the first email:
EMAIL
From: The Editor
To: All election reporters
30/04/2008 13:36
Subject: election memo - additional requirements
Thanks good planning.
One extra thing has now come up for all reporters and news editors to make note of.
I have agreed with The Post that we will save and send whatever counts our reporters have gathered at two points during the early hours to meet their deadlines.
This needs to happen in all areas bar Birmingham, which the Post are staffing themselves.
These 'save and sends' of counts need to happen as near to 1am as possible (but no later) and as near to 1.45am as possible, (but no later).
The counts should be sent to PCOPY and marked appropriately (ie: RES Dudley).
Many thanks to all for taking on this last change to the plan.
That aside, good luck to you all tonight.
Regards
S
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