Thanks for giving me the lowdown on subscription deliveries - Keep an eye out as I will be making the necessary corrections/adjustments.
As for stories going straight to Perry - I already know that the process is actually fairly complex - Once the stories are assigned (or the reporters working on investigations report where they are in their work) the completed writing would likely go to a copy editor who checks spelling, grammar, style, length, litiginous things, etc.
From what I've read, chances are the Perry would not be involved in the final editing of a story unless it was one he was personally shepherding along - like something Lois and Clark were investigating that might get the paper sued.
As managing editor of a major newspaper, it's unlikely Perry would have time to do much of the hands-on stuff we saw on the show. He seemed to be acting more like a city editor (one section of the paper) rather than managing editor.
But then, we can also postulate that is his style - he may be managing editor, but his first love and comfort zone is city so he has delegated all the other departments to people he trusts and is city editor except when the 'suits' are on his back.
But I'm not in the business and any insight EditorJax, or any other professional, can add will be profusely appreciated.