Still, the paper's day-to-day coverage is the product of journalistic adrenaline - the desire to be quicker, sharper, better.

In the meantime, besides directing the day-to-day coverage of the Atlanta papers, Mr. Rosenfeld will assist Mr. Smith in finding his replacement, he said.

"Describe who you are and what you're for, it's harder to gather day-to-day coverage."

Mr. Carroll was in charge of day-to-day coverage.

(The BBC has had good day-to-day coverage; Human Rights Watch keeps tabs on governmental abuses.)

The days when the "Doonesbury" comic strip lampooned tanning contests with day-to-day coverage of the "George Hamilton Pro-Am Celebrity Cocoa Butter Open" seem to be over.

Several current and former associates said that despite some high-profile episodes over the years, Mr. Murdoch today does take a less active role in day-to-day coverage, particularly of the higher-end newspapers he owns.

He coordinated The Times's day-to-day coverage of the Presidential campaigns in 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984.

But The Daily News and New York Newsday spend far more energy on day-to-day coverage of city government and other non-sensational subjects than The Post.

But the changes have made the day-to-day coverage more spotty, and the criminal court judges also have threatened to hold the office in contempt over the problems.