Believe it or not, one of my dreams in life is to take a tour of a newspaper printing factory. I know, it sounds kinda boring, but I find the process very fascinating. Everything in those printing press factories moves so quickly and so precisely that I feel like I could literally stand and watch paper go by me for hours without end.
I know that The New York Times has a printing facility located in Queens but I have yet to get a chance to go there and see what it’s like. I hope to do that one day, but in the meantime, I guess this video above of the last press run for The Boston Herald will do.
Anybody reading Doobybrain work at a factory and want to give me a tour? Contact me if you do!
Used to work at one in Toronto, and while I understand they may seem quite fascinating initially, the daily process and repetitive nature of the job, small places you have to squeeze into, the filth of the ink covering your body constantly from shift beginning to end, just gets old very very quickly. It’s an awesome process however, and you definatley have to skilled to be able to mix the colours, and align everything up/catch minute indescrepencies etc.