I had a good time today talking to Cindy Hogentogler’s journalism class at Central York High School about opinion writing. She runs one of the top high school journalism programs in the county, and she regularly brings in YDR staffers to talk to students. I always look forward to my
Edward Bupp, at left in the front row, and his wife Grace, at right in the front row, pose with family members. The couple died within days of each other in November. Judging by our letters to the editor, some readers believe that all we get are people writing to
Want a look at what’s going to be in Sunday’s paper? Here it is. Of note: In Sports, Frank Bodani wrote a fascinating column on his short interview with Joe Paterno, which may have been the last one-on-one interview with Paterno before the child-sex-abuse charges came down against Jerry Sandusky.
When it comes to making sure we have plenty of delicious treats in the newsroom, receptionist Linda Gracey can’t be beat. And, she serves it in style. She turned the top of her file cabinets into a holiday buffet complete with festive decorations, cookies and candy. YUM! News editor Tom
The design or look of ydr.com and our news organization’s other websites display the work of our visual department more prominently than previous designs. (We call it a visual department because it produces photos, graphics, videos, livestream feeds, among other things.) Above is a sample from what we call ydr.com’s
Here’s our news budget at this hour for Saturday’s paper, as well as much of what you’ll see online today. It’s subject to change, as always. Questions, suggestions, other thoughts? Leave a comment here. Or check out our Google+ page for conversation about how we’re covering the news that you won’t
While reporting on the Friendship Baptist Church dispute, I had an opportunity to attend my first African-American church service. Several things stood out to me, not the least of which were the number of young people in the pews. Also, everyone was very warm and welcoming to me, even though
Here’s our news budget at this hour for tomorrow’s paper. Questions, comments or suggestions? Let us know by leaving a comment here, or check out our Google+ page for more conversation about how we’re covering the news. Look for the “What we’re working on” post for notes about today’s budget.
The fast-moving story about Joe Paterno meant the crew working on producing news pages Wednesday night had to keep changing our plans. We initially had planned to run a story about the fate of Graham Spanier at the bottom of the page of A1 and use the top only for
Sometimes I wish Election Day was just another day for newspapers. You have a general idea of what’s going on in the area, and plan the budget for the next day accordingly — Taking breaking news into consideration of course. But if that were the case, we’d be scrambling around