Patriot News Outlet.com - Editor's Note: This week, I asked Patriot-News Editor-in-Chief Jen Palik to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the newspaper is produced. - Kate Barron
Dear Reader, When I started at The Patriot-News nearly 20 years ago, it was in its infancy. Stories were usually published on the website only after they were published in the newspaper.
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Today, the process begins online. editors and reporters decide which stories to cover and update the site almost 24/7. With few exceptions, stories appear in print only after publishing online.
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Because print and online products have unique needs, if only newspapers could print moving photos like the famous magical newspaper "The Daily Prophet", we have different publishers for each.
Three print editors, Joe McClure, Bill Tull, and myself, are in the offices. We leverage our combined expertise to make the best newspaper possible with the content available, curating from our partners at PA Post and Spotlight PA, from The Associated Press and other news wires, and from sister publications also owned by Advance Local.
Readers sometimes ask, "how do you decide which stories will appear in print?" Or, "how do you decide what goes on the first page?"
There is no single answer as factors change every day. Generally, the stories you get from every national news outlet play a smaller role as we try to highlight what we can offer that is unique. Local information is our backbone.
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We often talk to editors to find out what reporters are working on. Casual conversations start from the moment we walk through the door and continue late into the night for meetings, breaking news and sporting events. Around 3:45 p.m. every day, we meet to discuss the main local stories.
Once we know what's available, we discuss which stories are most important to our readers, or which might get them talking to their neighbor. Those are the ones who get the reproduction function. We talk about what needs to be released right away, and what stories—often in-depth packages—we might want to save for the larger Sunday audience.
From there, we have conversations with Advance Local's art directors and page designers about how we can present the stories. Should we use photos of the staff or would it be better to create an illustration? Do we need infographics or a map? These talented artists help determine how the cover will look.
Our editors based at the Advance offices in Edison, N.J. they complete the work. Instant messaging allows us to constantly chat with the people who design the pages. We all work to make sure our news, sports, features, business and opinion pages get to our printers in Hampden Township on time.
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Deadlines have been met, we can all breathe a sigh of relief, but not for long. Because then the conversations start again: What's in the next issue?
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