E ditors who are not used to working in a W.E.D. environment may need some adjustment, however. They must be ready to learn from anyone and everyone in the newsroom. Shortly after the Washington Post's Web edition began, the technical people said they could do a better job without editors. So all the editors were laid off. The editors were rehired after two weeks, by which time the techies had realized that it takes a team to create a good product.
T hat's a lesson every editor needs to keep in mind.