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Organising tonight's election operation

By Steve Dyson on May 1, 08 02:35 PM

Here's the peek into the organisation I mentioned...
For info, the Mail's shifts usually start at 7am each morning, working towards printing times of 9.45, 11, 12.30 and 2pm through the day for different editions.
But election night will see a whole extra shift starting at 10.30pm and working through to 7am to prepare the results for the start of the day. If you're interested, read on:

EMAIL
From: Head of News
To: All election reporters
30/04/2008 13:36
Subject: election memo
Afternoon,
Here are the details in connection with our election coverage tomorrow (01)
Firstly, will all reporters send their up to date mobile phone numbers to the late news editors desking the operation tomorrow night.
Will you all please call in at 11pm ish to let them know things are under way etc. They will be on the usual news desk numbers from that time.
Our coverage will take the same format as last year and we will be using page 1, 3, 4 &5 as a spread and then four pages further inside with the full results and more stories and pics.
The desk will co-ordinate which stories go where, so please keep in close contact with them to flag up the best stories of the night.
We require a page lead, at least, wrapping up all that has happened, plus additional copy on rows/ issues/shocks/surprises etc. The best of this copy is likely to be used on the 4&5 spread.
Photographers will be at the Birmingham counts and also at Dudley for the Black Country.
You will all be sent a template to fill in with your results. That should get to you today. Please WAIT until all your results are in before sending them to DTI, together with the overall new council make-up.
When you have filed your copy and sent your result, please ring in and confirm with the desk that they have been received.
Very importantly, you will also need to email a copy of these results to multi-media for use online.
Copytakers will be on duty but will only be used as emergency back-up, or for the likes of freelancers covering the Wolverhampton count for us.
If there is anything you are unclear about, please call either myself or other desk heads.
Thanks in advance for all your hard work, it's much appreciated.

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