I learned first-hand that there’s no better training ground in journalism than a local paper. But the number of communities without one is growing
There is nothing glamorous about the work of putting out a local paper. We laid out the pages for the back half on Monday afternoon and the front half, which was unusually seven pages including page one, on Tuesday afternoon, after writing our stories in the morning. The pages were then printed in A3 and we’d scan for errors and sign it off once we were done. Back half of the book required two signatures, front half three, front page four.
After work we’d attend whatever function was going and take social photos. It was $2 per photo so if you took 10 you could cover the cost of two beers. I met some of my closest friends – including Kaitlyn Offer, who I had that fight with at the Christmas party – and learned more in the first three months than at four years in university.
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