DM Press Update
Jim sent me an AP story about the press, though not the link, so here's the full text:
Ole Miss student paper losing printing operation
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Renovations at the University of Mississippi will move the printing of the student newspaper off campus.
The decision to remove the on-campus printing operation, one of only a handful remaining in the nation, wasn't one based on cost, said Stuart Bullion, chairman of the school's journalism department.
It was based on space in Farley Hall, he said.
Bullion said the university has expanded the budget to include the construction of more space in Farley Hall to accommodate more classrooms.
"It came down to the press or more classrooms," he said. "Considering the press is a less essential function of the newspaper than what goes on in the newsroom, we decided to remove the press."
Julie Finley, editor of the Daily Mississippian, said students will be missing out on an important operation of a newspaper.
"It makes us aware of the entire process," she said.
Most nights, the news staff has completed its duties and has the paper ready for the press by midnight. If printing goes off campus, reporters will have less time to cover events that happen later in the evening, such as basketball games and student body meetings, she said.
"Our goal is to get the news to the reader. With the press here, we have an advantage," Finley said.
Finley said experience gained by working at the newspaper outweighs classroom studies.
"It would take away a huge recruiting tool," she said. "It would take away the heart, the essence, of the Daily Mississippian."

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