Just a few days ago, I went to the offices of the Miami Herald with some of my CNJ 442 classmates to take a tour of the newsroom. Our host was Rick Hirsch, managing editor of multimedia projects.
Before we took our tour of the newsroom, we sat in a conference room discussing a variety of things concerning the Miami Herald and journalism in general.
For instance, we talked about the Herald's continuous news desk and how it constantly monitors news around the world (almost 21 hours a day!). With its countless televisions, computers, and monitors, those at the continuous news desk can immediately publish any breaking news online.
We also talked about some of the many challenges that online journalism has presented to those in the newspaper industry. Namely, how to make money in a market where the majority of people get their news online now.
Our tour then consisted of walking the floors of the newsroom, through the radio studios and a soon-to-be television studio that is currently under construction.
I have to say what impressed me most about this trip was hearing about and then seeing those who work at the continuous news desk. Knowing how diligent those journalists are is not only respectable. It's also intimidating.
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I'll pass that on... they work incredibly hard and very few -- even in the newsroom -- understand what they do. They'll appreciate it.
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