Horizon production board and editorial meeting
Owner: June Parker. Updated Sep 23, 2026.
How pieces move through the pipeline
- Brief: Expert input and sources
- Drafting: Writer and editor
- Expert review: Claims checked
- Your approval: Maya signs off
- Published: Your channel owners
A piece can go back from expert review or from your approval to drafting. That is normal editorial work. It only needs attention when the same piece goes back twice.
The board this week
Sixteen pieces, oldest first within each stage. Drafting is the widest column with four pieces, which is expected in the middle of an issue.
| Piece | Stage | Owner | Next date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision fermentation, explained | June Parker | Draft 4 check, Oct 1 | |
| Clean label glossary additions | Nadia Brooks | Product team reply, Sep 30 | |
| Clean label claims checklist | June Parker | Live Sep 29 | |
| Sensory panel repurposing package | Felix Grant | Newsletter Oct 6 | |
| Protein blends compared, update | Nadia Brooks | Draft 3, Oct 2 | |
| Plant protein guide refresh | June Parker | Your approval, Oct 2 | |
| Shelf life testing guide refresh | June Parker | Your approval, Oct 2 |
Held: the second technical claim
Precision fermentation, explained has one claim without an approved source. Sam Reyes, Horizon's product expert, owns the answer. We need: his answer by Sep 30. If it slips, the article moves from Oct 15 to the next issue rather than publishing with the claim unsourced.
Capacity by person
Active means anything not yet published. This is a load check, not a performance review.
| Person | Active pieces | In drafting | Next date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Parker | 5 | 0 | Oct 1, draft 4 check | Also runs QA on every piece |
| Nadia Brooks | 3 | 2 | Oct 2, protein blends draft 3 | Steady load |
| Owen Hale | 3 | 2 | Oct 6, allergen newsletter outline | Can take one refresh brief |
| Felix Grant | 2 | 0 | Oct 13, publication links | Approvals and priorities |
Findings from the board walk
Moving well
- The repurposing package passed in one round: 5 pieces approved on Sep 15.
- The clean label claims checklist cleared QA with all 4 flags resolved.
Watch
- Clean label glossary additions has waited on the product team for 9 days.
- Two refresh briefs arrive together, so your review lands on the same day.
At risk
- Precision fermentation, explained, covered above.
Decisions from this meeting
Next steps
- June sends both refresh briefs to Maya by Sep 30.
- Nadia chases the product team on the glossary additions on Monday.
- Next editorial meeting: Wednesday, Sep 30, 10:00.
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