The Clackamas print., January 20, 1999, Page 3, Image 3

H he CI ac I< amas P rint
Pictorial
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Wednesday, January 20, 1999
The M a I cìnq of TI he CI ac I< amas P rìnt
JOHN THORBURN
Sport Editor
Since its inception in 1967,
thousands of students and fac­
ulty each week have read The
Clackamas Print, The Clacka­
mas Community College student
newspaper.
The students who take part in
the production of the Print felt it
would be a good idea to let those
curious readers know exactly
what goes into the creation of a
student newspaper.
So, without further adieu. . .
The Clackamas Print.
Monday
At the beginning of each week,
the staff of the paper gathers in
Barlow 104 to discuss the upcom­
ing issue due out on Wednesday.
Editors^ writers, and photogra­
phers alike hash out final choices
on what is going in and what
isn’t. This decision is based on
a number of factors: 1.) Which
stories are completed and are
believed to be timely information
necessary for publication on
Wednesday, 2.) What photos and
artwork are available for each of
the stories and 3.) What adver-.
tisements are scheduled to run
in the issue.
Quite often, a story is cut or
held until the following issue due
to these circumstances. To put it
simply, there is not always
enough room in the paper to fit
every story or photo.
Usually, the Clackamas Print
publishes a weekly, eight-page
newspaper. If the amount of sto­
ries and photos allow, the staff
makes the decision to change to
a 12-page issue. The need for a
smaller newspaper, however,
does exist. For example, after ob­
serving Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Day on Monday, a day was
lost in the production process,
making it only feasible to run
four pages of regular news and
features this issue.
TIMOTHY A. BELL / Clackamas Print
Copy Editor Joel P. Shempert takes a look at an opinion page. The copy editor's task on Tuseday is to scan each article, photo caption,
classified advertisement and page layout for errors.
After final decisions are made
on the week’s issue, planning is
begun for the next week’s news­
paper..Monday is a day for col­
laborating ideas for possible
story and photo opportunities.
Tuesday
This is the day when every­
thing comes together.
Editors and page designers
spend at least six hours in the
Print lab piecing together each
page. The group meets for a brief
meeting to discuss the progress
of the paper during the middle of
the day, then disperses to make
final touches on the newspaper
as a whole.
Stories are copy edited for the
final version, photos are scanned
and pages are printed out.
Depending on the progress of
the day’s work, the final copy of
the issue is printed out on 11 ”x
17” paper and waxed onto news­
paper paste-up sheets sometime
around 5 p.m. Then the Print’s
pages are driven to Salem where
it is printed at the Eagle Web
Printing Company.
Wednesday
The day the issue comes out.
This day usually marks a day
of great reward or much frustra­
tion for the staff as writers and
photographers alike receive
praise or complaints for the
newspaper’s content.
During the staff’s meeting time,
they critique the newspaper for
errors page by page then quickly
return to the business of plan­
ning the following week’s issue.
Thursday
Many of the staff members find
this day to be a sort of release.
The only meeting slated for
the day is a brief discussion on
what editorial pieces will be go­
ing in, to the upcoming opinion
page.
Thursdays are when many of
the writers track down leads on
stories. Interviews are con­
ducted and stories are written,
while other members of the staff
attend class and work part-time
jobs around town. After all, we’re
students too.
Friday
Friday is an important day in
the production of the newspaper.
The staff meets a final time be­
fore breaking for the weekend.
Stories are to be turned in to the
copy editor and photos are to be
taken by this day. The design of
the newspaper begins to take ef­
fect as ‘dummy pages’ are laid
out to give the staff an idea of
what the issue will look like.
Monday
The Clackamas Print staff re­
turns from the weekend break and
the cycle begins again.
As you can see, the life of a
Print staffer is a hectic one. We
try to do our jobs, to serve the
campus and provide the news,
while being full time students
as well. We understand, how­
ever, that there are stories we
miss from time to time but wel­
come any help or ideas you
might be able to provide. As
writers, editors and photogra­
phers, we hope you enjoy view­
ing our work each Wednesday
and we are excited to serve
Clackamas Community College
the rest of the year.
KARL KATZKE / Clackamas Print
Robert Schoenberg (above), editor-in-chief, is responsible for setting up the frontpage. All
of the Print's design, layout, and graphics are done on computers. Jeremy Stallwood (right),
feature editor, conducts a telephone interview from the Print's office in Barlow Hall.
KARL KATZKE / Clackamas Print