Jim Kelly, Time's deputy managing editor, does not see it quite the same way.

In 1976, he was named editor of the Style section and later deputy managing editor for features.

Another promotion was to deputy managing editor in 2000.

Fran Wood, deputy managing editor for features at the newspaper, said almost 500 readers responded in the first four hours alone.

Her father, now retired, was the senior deputy managing editor of The Washington Times.

"There are thirty different news departments," Schmidt, the deputy managing editor, observes.

He has worked as deputy managing editor since 1999.

As deputy managing editor, he was responsible for supervising the newspaper's coverage of Washington, foreign, national and metropolitan news.

In 2002, Warren became the Tribune's deputy managing editor for features.

Now the job is handled by a deputy managing editor, an administrative assistant and a support staff.