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[upbeat hip-hop music]
- WE'RE HERE AT THE "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE" WITH BOB.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE AT "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE"?
- I AM THE REGIONAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
FOR THE "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE"
AND THE RIVER VALLEY NEWSPAPER GROUP.
- WHAT KIND OF MANUFACTURING JOBS ARE OFFERED HERE?
- WELL, WE HAVE A LOT
OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE JOBS.
IT'S NOT MANUFACTURING.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE PRESSROOM OPERATOR JOBS.
WE HAVE PACKAGING MANUFACTURING JOBS:
FEEDING THE INSERTER
AND WORKING THE MACHINERY DOWNSTAIRS.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME COMPUTER JOBS,
LIKE OUR PREPRESS AREA AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
- I'M HERE WITH RUSTY.
AND WHAT'S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE AT "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE"?
- WELL, THE BEST PART IS THAT THERE'S NO TYPICAL DAY.
THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON.
IT DEPENDS A LOT ON THE NEWS.
IT DEPENDS A LOT ON OUR CUSTOMERS,
ON PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON.
- WHAT DO YOU DO HERE AT THE "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE"?
- FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, I'VE BEEN PUBLISHER HERE,
WHICH MEANS, I COORDINATE ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
EVERY DAY, WE LITERALLY START WITH A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER.
A LOT OF BUSINESSES WOULD FIND THAT PRETTY FRIGHTENING.
TO US, IT'S A GREAT CHALLENGE,
BECAUSE EVERY NEWSPAPER, EVERY EDITION,
IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEWS
THAT WE REFLECT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
- WE'RE HERE WITH CHRIS IN THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
- I'M THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR HERE AT THE "LA CROSSE TRIBUNE."
- WHAT CLASSES COULD
A MIDDLE SCHOOLER OR HIGH SCHOOLER TAKE
IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THIS?
- ENGLISH, BECAUSE GOOD WRITING
IS ESSENTIAL TO BEING A REPORTER, FOR EXAMPLE.
WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO--
THE COPY EDITORS ARE VERY CREATIVE ON THE COMPUTER.
SO ANY KIND OF COMPUTER CLASSES FOR DESIGN
WOULD BE VERY, VERY USEFUL.
AND PHOTOGRAPHY. WE STILL TAKE PICTURES.
AND WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOD WITH THE CAMERA
WHO CAN CAPTURE EVENTS AND DO THAT WELL.
ANY OF THOSE CLASSES WOULD BE VERY USEFUL
FOR A CAREER IN NEWSPAPERS.
- I'M HERE WITH MARK, AND HE'S AN EDITOR,
AND WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
- I'M THE OPINION PAGE EDITOR.
I DO ONLINE EDITING,
AND I ALSO DO A LITTLE WORK
WITH THE "WINONA DAILY NEWS" OPINION PAGE.
- WHAT KIND OF CLASSES
COULD MIDDLE SCHOOLERS OR HIGH SCHOOLERS TAKE
TO ENJOY THIS JOB?
- TAKE THE HARD ENGLISH CLASSES ALL THE TIME.
LEARN THE LANGUAGE WELL.
BUT THAT'LL SERVE YOU WELL IN ANYTHING YOU DO.
I THINK HISTORY IS A USEFUL--
BASICALLY, THE LIBERAL ARTS, POLITICAL SCIENCE.
- SO WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR JOB?
- IT'S PRETTY FAST-PACED.
THERE'S JUST-- THERE'S QUITE A BIT TO DO
IN ADDITION TO PUTTING PAGES OUT.
WE TONE A LOT OF PHOTOS USING PHOTOSHOP
AND DO VARIOUS OTHER THINGS.
- SO WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW?
- PUTTING THE ADS ON THE PAGES,
SO THE EDITORS HAVE PAGES TO WORK WITH.
MAKE SURE THE DATES ARE CORRECT.
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO MISSPELLINGS.
AND THEN WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE,
WE'LL SEND THESE PAGES DOWN TO THE PLATE ROOM.
- SO WHAT ARE THESE BIG GIANT ROLLS HERE?
- WELL, THESE ARE OUR ACTUAL NEWSPRINT ROLLS
THAT WE USE TO PRINT OUR PRODUCTS WITH.
[bell ringing]
IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, UP OVER MY SHOULDER,
YOU'LL SEE THE ACTUAL PASTING EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE.
[machinery clanking]
- IS THIS WHERE THE PAPERS GET SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC?
- YEP, THIS IS WHERE OUR FINAL PRODUCT EMERGES,
WHERE WE COLLECT THEM IN OUR LOADING DOCK.
TYPICALLY, THERE'D BE A VAN BACKED INTO OUR GARAGE,
AND WE WOULD LOAD THEM INTO THE BACK OF THE VAN
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CARRIERS.
- IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
- WELL, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
I'M GLAD YOU GUYS CAME TODAY.
I HOPE YOU GOT TO SEE
ALL OF THE CAREERS THAT WE OFFER HERE
AT THE RIVER VALLEY NEWSPAPER GROUP.
AND IF YOU'D EVER LIKE TO COME BACK,
JUST GIVE ME A CALL.
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOU AROUND ONCE MORE.
THANK YOU.
- AND THAT WAS OUR DAY AT THE "LA CROSS TRIBUNE."
BEN, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART?
- MY FAVORITE PART WAS WATCHING THE PLATE BEING PROCESSED.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART?
- I LIKED SEEING HOW MUCH PAPER WENT INTO THE MACHINES.
- YEAH, THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
LET'S GO GET A PAPER ROUTE. - YEAH.