Workflow software
I'm wondering what you folks use in your newsrooms to manage workflow.
There seems to be a ton of very old software programs still being used to track assignments, editing, etc. Most of these old programs are based on the now-ancient Lotus Notes system.
What do you use at your place of work?
Is anyone using a CMS with a good workflow system built in?
Has anyone tried Basecamp to manage newsroom workflow?
Are there any open-source systems available?
Are there any Drupal plug-ins out there?
Anything else?
Thanks
There seems to be a ton of very old software programs still being used to track assignments, editing, etc. Most of these old programs are based on the now-ancient Lotus Notes system.
What do you use at your place of work?
Is anyone using a CMS with a good workflow system built in?
Has anyone tried Basecamp to manage newsroom workflow?
Are there any open-source systems available?
Are there any Drupal plug-ins out there?
Anything else?
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Steve Yelvington on
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Our print-centric tech guys created a budgeting tool that I'm told was put into place because DTI's news planning solution was overly expensive. Our webguys tell me it's not adequate for planning live flow in a 24x7 context.
I'd love to see some responses to this thread.
I know Media General has its own internally developed, web-based solution. -
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Permalink Reply by Paul Conley on -
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the response.
I'm disappointed that I haven't gotten more feedback on this issue. It strikes me as crucial.
I wrote about this on my blog as well. I got a better response there:
http://paulconley.blogspot.com/2008/05/early-adopters-and-late-arri... -
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Permalink Reply by Whitney Rhodes on -
I tried adding the Drupal "Workflow" module to Connect Mason but I couldn't figure out a few kinks.
We used Google Docs instead, tagging each doc as "draft," "edited," "ready for publish." It's simple, easy to compute ... but a difficult system to uphold without command-based regulations. By the middle of the semester, our workflow procedures were ignored and chaos settled in.
Google Docs doesn't provide any automation (that I'm aware of). You have to tag, promote and publish each article --- a system that can easily fall apart. And then you have all that multimedia that doesn't quite fit in a word doc or spreadsheet.
Summary: Simple, easy to use (if you can keep it up), free, not at all comprehensive. -
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Permalink Reply by Paul Conley on
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Thanks Carlos.
I'll check it out. -
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Permalink Reply by Paul Conley on
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Hi Gloria,
I wish I could say I found something...but I have not.
The editorial world seems to be divided between folks using awful, primitive versions of Lotus and those making do with Basecamp.
On the other hand, there's a massive industry dedicated to workflow as it relates to management of printing functions: http://www.newsandtech.com/issues/2006/09-06/pt/09-06_lightfoot-wor... or http://www.foliomag.com/2008/hearst-implements-pdf-x-4-workflow-system.
For the life of me I can't figure out why we don't have more options for editorial workflow. -
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