Comments on: How big is your staff list? http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/ Radio, broadcasting, websites, and beer. Possibly. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Peter Jackson http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/comment-page-1/#comment-9099 Peter Jackson Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:32:31 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/#comment-9099 There's a particularly American approach to publishing that seems relevant here. I remember once reading an article about a small-circulation art magazine in the US, run on a shoestring, that had just unearthed some Andrew Wyeth originals. One line in the US report read: "The magazine, on a barebones editorial staff of 28..." At the time, I was running two magazines with a total editorial staff of five. There’s a particularly American approach to publishing that seems relevant here. I remember once reading an article about a small-circulation art magazine in the US, run on a shoestring, that had just unearthed some Andrew Wyeth originals. One line in the US report read: “The magazine, on a barebones editorial staff of 28…” At the time, I was running two magazines with a total editorial staff of five.

]]> By: R Freeman http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/comment-page-1/#comment-8809 R Freeman Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:52:09 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/#comment-8809 When I started in radio, in New Zealand, the newsroom had a staff of two, and only one dumb terminal between them. Yes, 870 does seem massive, but I don't think they all work on the LA Times publication. I've heard some very interesting statistics about UK newspaper staffing. One large paper towards the north of the country has over a 100 editorial people, but can't any of them to train in new multimedia production methods. When I started in radio, in New Zealand, the newsroom had a staff of two, and only one dumb terminal between them.

Yes, 870 does seem massive, but I don’t think they all work on the LA Times publication. I’ve heard some very interesting statistics about UK newspaper staffing. One large paper towards the north of the country has over a 100 editorial people, but can’t any of them to train in new multimedia production methods.

]]> By: Safran http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/comment-page-1/#comment-8656 Safran Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:58:45 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/04/23/how-big-is-your-staff-list/#comment-8656 Right? What would you do with 900 editorial people? You'd start with 1,800 niche blogs for one. Can you imagine a business model today where you went to someone and said "I've got this great idea - we employ about a thousand people to put out a single form of news, which will be instantly obsolete and we'll look down on anyone that suggests there is a more efficient way to do what we do!" It's all nuts. Right? What would you do with 900 editorial people? You’d start with 1,800 niche blogs for one. Can you imagine a business model today where you went to someone and said “I’ve got this great idea - we employ about a thousand people to put out a single form of news, which will be instantly obsolete and we’ll look down on anyone that suggests there is a more efficient way to do what we do!”

It’s all nuts.

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