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Editorial Staffing Ratio

Benchmark your reporter-to-editor and editorial-to-revenue headcount.

Reporters

Editors

Commercial/Rev Team

Reporter to Editor Ratio Benchmark: 4:1 - 5:1

Editorial to Commercial Ratio Benchmark: Highly variable

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