Questions, answered

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Print Media / Newspaper for your business. Pilot one edition with a project owner, desk assignments, current stories, rights agreements, production tasks and a circulation route.

Create an editorial assignment with an edition date, desk, story title, deadline and Reporter. The Reporter can find it on Assignment Board.

Use the content item for the story’s owner, project, due date and status. Content Pipeline shows its progress, including items in review.

A named reviewer approves the current content file revision after the linked story, project, identity, lifecycle and rights checks pass.

The new revision needs its own review. The Editor checks that the approved revision is still current before publication.

The linked agreement records the party, allowed uses, start and end dates and contract. Review coverage at file approval and again when publishing.

The publication action changes approved content to published, records the acknowledged publication date and closes related production tasks.

Yes. Costs link to projects and carry a date, category, amount and draft, approved or paid state. Compare them with the project budget.

The Circulation Manager captures a route with edition date, route name, dispatched copies and returned copies linked to an operational content item.

Start with Project Register, then inspect its stories, production tasks, costs and route evidence. Use the reports for status, deadlines, expenses and circulation values.