| Step B: The Reporters Foreign correspondents located in far-off bureaus, domestic correspondents, state correspondents, local assignment reporters, beat reporters, columnists and others usually file their stories in the afternoons. Some file stories in the newsroom at The Times, others from far-away places such as Moscow or Kabul, using a satellite phone for a direct uplink and some from a sports stadium, a bureau in New York City or from home (as columnists often do). The first deadline comes up at 5 p.m. in for the California Section, though truly important stories could be rushed into the paper as late as 11 p.m. - requiring a "replate" (changing the front page with a new printing plate). In rare instances, that can happen up until midnight. Sports can run later than other sections, due to overtimes and extra innings or the Olympics in other countries (and time zones). But National, Foreign, State and California stories are usually wrapped up by 9:30 - 10 p.m. Last Step | Next Step |
