By Jamie Brooks
Why the desk still calls the clerk
The filing
The portal is down. The PDF is last week. A person on the other end still has the tray number.
The desk named the people on the floor and the time the clerk posted. If a figure moves after first edition, the correction stays on the story.
What the desk filed
Readers get a byline, a date, and a public window. Tips that arrive after midnight wait for a second check.
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