[Lupita]

I'd ensure the news desk prioritises domestic stories for your front-page Mr Editor, while ensuring the international/secondary focus is also tailored to your core reader/audience in the UK.

With this in mind. I'd be somewhat guided by the story that is the most salacious, has the biggest 'gossip' value (exp: I can imagine me excitedly saying to a friend, 'have you heard...' to the first line/impact sentence of the news story) and has/could have the biggest short term/ long-term impact on the people buying your publication Mr Ed.

I also believe in not changing the decided news story beyond a certain deadline, but would have consulted with the team regularly for that story to have been selected as the lead.

My desk would also require a public hotline for news tips, a cadre of journalists with good industry contacts and a diverse range of secondary sources to inform us - from blogs and online journals, to trade magazines, wikis, podcasts, as well as virtual worlds, international newspapers, freesheets and lifestyle mags.

When the desk's journalists should pitch, research and compose their stories would somewhat depend on the deadlines of your publication Mr Ed, but that too is a priority for me; to ensure all final copy is ready before going to press in a timely fashion as is humanly possible (this allows for last-minute amends to be made or mistakes to be spotted by subs and us)!!

First thoughts anyway; sorry for any spelling mistakes - good luck with the interview!