Newspaper business and publishing technology journalist and expert
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Editor & Publisher at NewsInc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Proprietor at The Cole Group (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Editor & Publisher at The Cole Papers (Sole Proprietorship)
- Assistant Managing Editor at San Francisco Examiner
- Systems Editor at San Francisco Examiner
- Executive Editor, Gen. Mgr. & Co-Founder at feed/back
- Lecturer, Journalism at San Francisco State University
- Copy editor, makeup editor, assistant news editor at San Francisco Examiner
- Managing Editor & General Mgr. at feed/back magazine
- Asst. music editor at Rolling Stone
- Education
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- San Francisco State University
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David M. Cole’s Summary
Consultant on newspaper publishing issues with an emphasis on — but not limited to — publishing technology. Have worked with many large publishers (Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Newspapers in London) and scores of smaller ones (San Diego Union Tribune, Arizona Republic,Toronto Star) as well as tiny publishers (Las Vegas Sun, Casa Grande Dispatch in Arizona, Wisconsin's Janesville Gazette).Projects have included traditional publishing system acquisition, new media product identification, newsroom workflow reengineering and advertising system and circulation system specification development.
David M. Cole’s Specialties:
Operation of editorial, advertising and pre-press systems; acquisition and implementation of same; Macintosh-based systems; presentation skills on these topics. Deep understanding of various media businesses, most especially daily newspapers. Life-long journalist with the craft's standard abilities: good writing and editing delivered in deadline-oriented environments.
David M. Cole’s Experience
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Editor & Publisher
NewsInc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Newspapers industry)
August 1997 — Present (12 years)
Editor and principal writer of twice-monthly (1997-2003) and now weekly (2003-current) newsletter on the business of the newspaper business.
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Proprietor
The Cole Group (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
October 1989 — Present (19 years 10 months)
Prinicipal consultant, working in newspaper systems and editorial workflow.
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Editor & Publisher
The Cole Papers (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Newspapers industry)
December 1989 — 2005 (16 years)
Chief editor and prinicpal writer of quarterly (1989-1991), monthly (1991-2004) and weekly (2004-2005) newsletter devoted to publishing, technology and journalism.
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Assistant Managing Editor
San Francisco Examiner
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 1986 — September 1989 (3 years 8 months)
Chief newsroom technology; responsible for identifying, purchasing and implementing editorial systems and full-color pre-press systems. Principal architect, LASR computer-assisted newsroom library. Sunday editor-in-charge of newsroom, 1988-1989.
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Systems Editor
San Francisco Examiner
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 1981 — January 1986 (5 years)
Newsroom technology manager; identified, purchased and implemented new technology, including a 200-terminal editorial system.
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Executive Editor, Gen. Mgr. & Co-Founder
feed/back
(Newspapers industry)
October 1980 — 1984 (4 years)
Top editorial and business executive for a non-profit quarterly journalism review magazine published by the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University. Responsible for story assignment, editing, art and photo assignment, layout and pre-press on the editorial side. On business side, responsible for subscription marketing, subscription fulfillment, general bookkeeping, fund-raising.
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Lecturer, Journalism
San Francisco State University
(Publishing industry)
1980 — 1983 (3 years)
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Copy editor, makeup editor, assistant news editor
San Francisco Examiner
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1977 — January 1981 (3 years 9 months)
Editor on the copy desk (responsible for spelling, syntax, grammar and writing headlines); night chief copy editor (assigning work to copy desk, back-reading copy editors); day makeup editor (prinicpal newsroom liasion with composing room), and assistant news editor (responsible for seven weekly sections as well as the national-world pages for the Monday newspaper).
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Managing Editor & General Mgr.
feed/back magazine
(Publishing industry)
1974 — 1980 (6 years)
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Asst. music editor
Rolling Stone
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
November 1976 — March 1977 (5 months)
Copy editor for Random Notes column; reader of slush pile.
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