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June 17, 2008
Finding space for all the high school graduations
One of the more difficult tasks here at the Post is trying to include all the high school graduations in the newspaper so that size and placement is fair to all. We really wrestle over this. This week alone, nearly two dozen graduations will take place, and we're covering them all in words and pictures.
That's the hard part.
Sending reporters and photographers to each ceremony drains much manpower and often means a split shift for staffers, but it gets done. Because we know readers expect it.
The other challenge is finding the space, especially in today's world of shrinking newspapers. Tuesday's Post, for example, included photos and stories from Barlow, Harding, Central, Stratford and Bunnell ceremonies Monday night. It would have been one more if Shelton had not postponed to Tuesday night, so Wednesday's Post will include seven graduations.
Accommodating them all means creating pages in the A section with plenty of space for photographs and text, while still leaving room for other news. We were fortunate that no major stories broke this week that would have demanded a large amount of space.
And thanks to connpost.com, we are able to offer readers many more graduation photos than we can publish in the newspaper. In fact, you can scroll through slideshows of photos and even purchase those you like.
As much work as graduations mean for many on the staff, we know that you only graduate from high school once, and we try to capture and preserve that day in words and pictures.
So if you didn't see a picture of yourself, or your son or daughter in the Post this week, check out www.connpost.com. They just might be there.
Posted by Ted Tompkins on June 17, 2008 6:02 PM
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