The trip to the Albany Democrat-Herald was a wonderful learning experience. To see the inner-workings of a news room was an exhilarating and educational experience. Even though things were just calming down as we started the tour, things were still at a frenzied pace when we first entered, showing us what a news room looks like at print time.
One of the most important things that I learned while on the tour is the organization of the news room. The way that the desks were all facing each other and seemed to be grouped into the different sections of the paper. I would guess this is so they wouldn’t have to yell across the room to each other.
Also, watching the press run was a great opportunity. I had always been curious how they get the words from computer to paper. Learning about the inking and layering of the pictures was something that really stuck out in my mind.
Seeing the entire process of production of a newspaper is something that anyone interested in journalism should experience. That way you know what you are getting into before you fall into it.
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