The morning news desk handles most front page copy and some inside copy. The night news desk handles most section fronts and inside news copy. The lifestyle desk handles features copy for Lifestyles, Food, Habitat and other special sections. D. Sports desk. E. Business desk.
Some copy editors are cross-trained on multiple desks.
On the morning news desk, each copy editor handles 5 to 10 stories. There are three editions which means three deadlines. Most of the copy handled by these editors is in good shape, having already been read at least once by another editor, sometimes an editor from the night desk and an editor from the city desk. On the night news desk, each editor handles 20 or more stories dealt by slot editors in a continuous flow throughout the shift. On the lifestyle desk, each editor handles 20 or more stories which are available for reading in one directory.