In the video by the prelinger archives, "Journalism", we see the inside of a 1940's newsroom and a thorough digesting of what happens behind the scenes of a newspaper. It goes into great detail of the different editing positions and the paper's layout of pictures, stories, and advertising materials.
The process behind producing a paper in the 1940's I would imagine is relatively similar to the process that happens in today's modern society. However, one thing I continued to wrestle with throughout the film was the details that could not have been missed in that generation. For example, the reporter who went out in a hurry to catch details of a local fire had to pay attention in grave detail of the happenings whereas in today's society, it could be recorded audibly and/or visually in order that no details were left out and the article was accurate.
The telegraph services were also highlighted in the film that discussed the importance of reporters gathering information all over the world in order that documentation was given to newspapers in accurate details.
The print society was incredibly different back in this era, however, the motivation behind it is quite the same. Although the technology used is drastically different (typewriters to laptops, notepads to recordings, etc), the purpose behind documenting a piece of news was for the same purpose: to reach the public with fair, accurate, and reasonable information.
I was thinking exactly what you were thinking when watching this video. The reporter has to get down every single detail of the event without the luxury of knowing they can access a video or recording of it later to solidify their notes. Great job connecting it to the present day print culture
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