St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1. News desk is separate. On any given night, how many people are on each copy desk, and what is the breakdown-that is, slot, layout, rim, news editing, etc. Rim editors routinely fill in as slots, page designers, wire editors. About half prefer to remain copy editors.
Most rims have experience reporting.
Copy desk deals with assigning desk. No contact with reporters, with few exceptions. The majority of rim editors rotate as slots. A few work on layout. The majority just retire.