Newsies

Posing in a picture for a night reporter, more than half of the Bear den ventured out to take a tour at The Herald-Dispatch...

An iconic 1950's building, downtown Huntington!

We learned how technology has dramatically reduced the work force, such as the advertising artists, formerly 85 strong are now 8.

Even the parents loved learning about the whole production process!

Each page has its own exposure, from silver...

Which are then recycled and sold to jewelry makers!

The plates for printing are tin sheets, currently $6.50 each.

The silver exposures are used to make the tin impressions for printing.

The boys got to ride in a huge elevator sub-terrain, where the rolls of paper and ink barrels are stored for printing.

The paper cave!

Empty paper rolls...

Ink barrels...

Yesterday's plate hot off the press...

The paper press...ready to roll at midnight...

A 1950's Wood press still cranking out papers the old-fashioned way!

The paper travels through the rollers, up two floors, to the distribution center...

Where the carousel rotates through any paper inserts.  

Bundles ready for distribution.

It was a fascinating tour, especially in light of today's real-life drama where paper companies are folding, and electronic news is news.

Boy Scout Pack tours The Herald-Dispatch

Members of Boy Scout Pack 36, who meet at New Hope Methodist Church in Proctorville, Ohio, participated in a tour of The Herald-Dispatch Friday evening.  

The Herald-Dispatch is a daily newspaper serving Huntington, W.Va., and neighboring communities in southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. The newspaper was founded in 1909 when two Huntington newspapers, Herald and the Dispatch, merged. The first issue was published Jan. 17, 1909. The Herald-Dispatch welcomes local groups to tour its headquarters at 946 5th Avenue, on the corner of 5th Avenue and 10th Street.