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July 18, 2007
Daily news meetings

I thought I’d give a little insight into our daily news decision-making process.

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Posted by Andrew Russell at 04:13 PM
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June 04, 2007
Schilling, Spidey and the art of centerpieces

A topic of much discussion and debate lately in our newsroom, letters page and online comments is the way our Page A1 design has changed in recent months. Some readers dislike us using front page real estate with big stories, pictures and graphics about the new Spider-man movie, or the brouhaha over Curt Schilling’s bloody sock. Others like the approach and believe they make the paper more appealing.

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Posted by Andrew Russell at 11:48 AM
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Andrew is the assistant managing editor/local news for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He also supervises the paper's watchdog team, which includes reporters who cover education, politics and state and city government. Andrew worked as city editor, regional editor and as a reporter covering Portland City Hall and York County.

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Behind the News looks at stories we're working on for tomorrow's newspaper and the decisions behind them. It's also a place to share story ideas, explore issues in the news and answer readers' questions.



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