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PUBLISHING SERVICES UPDATE The main topic in Publishing Services at
the moment is Mr. Armstrong's decision to restart the GOOD NEWS maga
zine. Dexter Faulkner, who is the managing editor of the GOOD NEWS,
has had some very good discussions with us regarding the streamlining
of our production schedules. We have had similar discussions with
Brian Knowles for the PT and our respective teams are working together
at Mr. Herbert
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Armstrong's request to reduce the iead time and
production costs. We're confident that with the spirit of unity and
cooperation so evident now, and with our new typesetting equipment,
we can produce the PT and GN with shorter turn-around time. This in
turn should help to give us a better product. Current schedules call
for your first full-color GOOD NEWS to be in your mailbox by the early
...
part of January.
--Roger Lippross, Publishing Services
EDITORIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT UPDATE At this moment we have received
the layouts back from the Executive Offices on sigs 2 & 3 of the January
PT. Sig 1 and the cover will follow later.
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Messrs. Armstrong and Rader
have all the January copy at this moment for approval.
I thought I'd mention that present plans call for the introduction of
a Journalism class to the Ambassador College program next semester. At
this point I have been assigned to teach it. It will be available to
sabbatical ministers and students alike.
Hopefully the class will be taught in the Conference Room of the Edi
torial Services Department. This will enable students to have direct
access to the functions and personnel of that department. Mr. Armstrong
himself, whether in person or through his own writing, will set the
standards for the class. I plan to invite him to conduct as many classes
as he wishes. He and I have discussed writing styles at length in the
past as well as the early influences on his own writing style. This
material will be included in the class. Other guest lecturers will
include Roger Lippross, who will explain the production process.
We plan to emphasize the audio-visual approach, classroom discussions
and actual writing assignments. Specialists from our own editorial
departments will be invited to participate. One goal of the class will
be to produce publishable articles for The Plain Truth and The Good
News. We hope there will be a good response to the class as it will
certainly have long-term benefits to the Work and the publishing area.
I thought I'd let you know about this class a little in advance so that
you can plan on taking it if you wish to attend.
The Healing booklet is now well into the press cycle and, I am told,
should be making its appearance any day now.
--Brian Knowles, Editorial Services
GOOD RESPONSE TO REPRINT SERIES Recent issues of the "Co-Worker News
letter" included attractive flyers and response cards advertising two
new reprint series: "Christian Living" and "Biblical Prophecy." Co
workers have already turned in high responses for these two series of
articles. The "Christian Living" series brought in an 11.1% response
and the "Biblical Prophecy" series brought 11.6%.