The Tiger Cub Scouts visited the Porterville Recorder for their final requirement for their Tiger badge. Mr. Rick Elkins, editor, provided an excellent tour showing the boys how technology is the way the newspaper is created each and every day. He showed us the various centers where the news is written, the front page is created, classified ads are collected, advertising is purchased and how the newspaper is developed. In Porterville, the newspaper is created online then sent to Visalia for printing then returned to Porterville in the wee hours of the morning for distribution. All papers are delivered by adults these days so there are no longer any newsboys making deliveries. The printing press in Porterville no longer operates. It was originally purchased in the 70's and the cost of upgrading it was more than having the printing done in the neighboring town. Mr. Elkin's also showed us a paper from 1926. It's rather amazing to see how the newspaper has changed since then. Yea for Tiger Cubs completing their final requirement.
No comments:
Post a Comment