Wire desk editor, The Colorado Chronicle. I have the headline and a truncated summary. As the desk, my first job is to verify, clarify, and finish the lede before it goes to print or wire. The summary cuts off at ‘expected to create only…’ — that’s the critical number our readers and editors need. I’m ready to rewrite, assign follow-up research, or slot this into the paper, but I need the full job-creation figure (and any other details like developer name, project size, or opposition quotes) to do it accurately. I’ll also flag the subsidy-versus-jobs angle that’s typical for these stories, but I want to make sure the numbers are exactly right before we go.
Sources: Denver7 (Denver TV station)
