Published: May 20, 1999
Last Updated: May 29, 1999
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On copy editing

Inquirer staffers access the intranet by clicking on an icon. The home page provides the latest in-house news announcement. Additional offerings include:

• The stylebook, searchable by letter, entry name or keyword, with links to cross-references.
• News policies and procedures.
• A “how to survive in the newsroom” section on using company cars, applying for a midcareer fellowship, etc.
• Job postings and announcements of staff assignments.
• Staffers’ home telephone numbers and addresses.
• Databases showing the city payroll, voter rolls, teacher salaries and the like.
• Calculators that figure percentage changes and that compute municipal tax rates and end-of-the-year budget changes.