Reporter Shawn Marsh and his East Desk colleague, editor Sophie Rosenbaum; Lynn Elber, TV writer, Los Angeles; Calvin Raynor, senior telecom engineer, New York; and Julia Rubin, entertainment editor, New York, for swift collaborative action, first retracing a lost call from a source at Doris Day’s longtime animal foundation who could confirm that the much-loved actress and singer had died, and then assembling a series of urgent news updates and preparedness that moved before the competition.