No extra bucks for these if you were hired after mid'80s, thanks to a prolonged contract impasse. Executive news editor, as far as I know. On average, about 10 years. Part of A2 and some cover page elements are Quarked. No other training routine for the desk.
Extra pages are okay.
I like being part of this desk, which is intelligent and funny and can really suck it up to make a tough deadline when needed.