# Column Inch
> Small newsrooms handle recordings, public documents, reader correspondence and publishing deadlines with limited time and staff.

## Entries
- [How to Turn a Council Meeting Recording into a Reporter’s Timestamp Index](https://column-inch.pages.dev/council-recording-timestamp-index/): A timestamp index turns a long council meeting recording into a searchable list of speakers, agenda items and approximate discussion times.
- [How to Read a Council or School Board Agenda Packet in Layers](https://column-inch.pages.dev/agenda-packet-layered-reading/): An agenda packet should be read in layers: identify the meeting structure, examine the staff summaries, then inspect the attachments and supporting records.
- [How to Track Public Records Requests: Deadlines, Follow-Ups and Drafts](https://column-inch.pages.dev/public-records-request-tracker/): A public records request tracker is a shared log that records what a newsroom requested, which agency received it, when a response is due under the applicable.
- [How to Triage Reader Emails: Tips, Complaints and Press Releases](https://column-inch.pages.dev/reader-email-triage-rule/): A small newsroom can sort incoming email into four working categories: actionable tips, complaints, press releases and routine correspondence.
- [How to Draft a Weekly Newsletter from Published Stories Without Adding Facts](https://column-inch.pages.dev/weekly-newsletter-from-published-stories/): A weekly newsletter can be drafted from a controlled collection of the publication's own finished stories.
- [How to Write a Fact Box About an AI Companion Platform](https://column-inch.pages.dev/ai-companion-platform-fact-box/): A fact box about an AI companion platform should describe observable product features in specific, neutral language and distinguish those features from claims.

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