Google Docs/Sheets

One of the topics of discussion over the past few years has been housekeeping things like budget spreadsheets, email management and general organization. A couple years ago, we switched to gmail. With that came a push toward using Google Docs and Sheets, and what a difference that has made. The change has drastically cut back the amount of emails sent. We use Google Docs and Sheets for weekly budget lists and page plans (see below). We use them for brainstorming during meetings, policy forms, photo sharing with staff members who don't have access to our server and contact lists. We have a list of fire department chiefs and there phone numbers that we use for our annual Salute to Firefighters special section. It is also useful when we need information for fire coverage.

Budget lists and page plans are topics that I would like to research further to see what other newsrooms are doing. While I think we are on the right path, there is definitely room for growth and better organization.