They are directing traffic in the parking lot of my office so that people can drive up and buy editions of today’s paper. Demand was so high that they printed up 40,000 additional copies and they’ll be offering up other promotional items in the days to come.
I’ve not been in the newspaper business very long, so I’ve only lived through an era in which print is said to be dying a slow death. I’ve never really known what it feels like to face great demand for your product, so I have to confess: It’s flippin’ awesome.
I was so busy today I didn’t make it to the window. It was a wild day. As someone in nearly the same position as you, same paper and everything…. yeah, it was awesome.
Just discovered your blog through Mediaverse and gotta say I love, love, LOVE it! Your comments on the election afterglow perfectly summed up my feelings. What a great day in America.
Oh YEAH.
Great work, miss. Please hug the copy editor who came up with that hed, too, if it’s not your’n.
I’m glad you have this opportunity. We had a handful of those at The Paper, but the biggest seller was the last edition. Sigh.