THE TRIP TO THE EAST OREGON

On October 29,2014 there was a middle school 8th grade publication's class who went to there local East Oregonian  to learn about how to be a reporter. They got on to the bus and when they got down there, it was amazing because when they went to the front they got into a line and most of the time kids will just crowd around the door.

Then you see the tour guide  come out and his name is Daniel and he told them welcome to the EO, and then they had gone into the main lobby and he showed them a trophy and there was the amendment on the wall about freedom of press. Then the  host took them into a staff meeting room and the main  reporter named Tim went in with them and so did the photographer named Ej who always sun glasses and a hat. The room they took them into was a really nice room they had tables setted up and on the table they had small note pads and pens and they gave them to the students. Daniel and the two other guys were telling what their jobs were and you would see a few people with their hand up and they would ask questions. They had good questions.

They went through a hallway and then there was a  big heavy door, and they went through and it lead into a big room in the back. There was a printing press and then one of the guys who work the machine told them how it worked and showed them what the ink looks like and told them that with this machine it could make 3,000 papers an hour. So while they looked around some more they would see these big rolls of paper and one roll of paper weighed 1100 pounds and could unroll to maybe about 20 miles.

The tour continued and they went even farther back and then there was a row with about 25 machines and all they did was put ads into the newspapers. Then sadly he took them outside of the building and said, "That is the tour and thanks for coming." The kids got back on the bus. They learned  a lot about taking photos and what it takes to to be a reporter.