Show The Utah Statesman Monday September 28 1981 Page 77 1 work and learning melded in Statesman workshop week Fun The pound chunk of three-quart- hold in your hands newsprint you covered in strategic places with black vtllow and blue ink was the result of considerable work by more than 60 students who spent the 13 days before school began working and learning what putting out a newspaper is about The 60 — who work in the business advertising editing photography of Tht composition and writing ends L'lah Staltsman — spent the time at the third annual fall newspaper workshop on campus The paper which was printed in the Box Elder News five sections by and Journal Printing in Brigham City and collated by Slattsman staffers Sunday night is the largest newspaper undertaking in L’SU history It will be Bowed by two other large editions is week It was accomplished by some 3500 man-hou- of work and workshop att- endance by students ‘‘They work and they learn which basically the function of Tht Slattsman all vear long — but intensified tor this period" said Slattsman Editor lohn Ward "The workshop had a Jual objective " The dual objective Ward was talking about was to teach basic newspaper lechniques and Slattsman style in a lenes of writing and editing workshops eaden and to deliver this paper to The workshops included tips on feature writing sports and entertainment writing editing and design and photography and training in the workings of Tht Staltsman ’$ video display terminal system The Compugraphic system captures the original keystrokes of reporters and editors alleviating the need for stories on other typesetters machines k The period included a Skyroom banquet Tuesday Sept 22 as Dtstrrl X'tu’t Editor and General Manager William B Smart delivered a keynote speech Between workshops and whenever they had a free minute staffers researched and wrote newspaper articles laid pages out and performed the other tasks necessary to complete the 104 pages The first edition of the paper is so large because "advertisers know students are coming back to school at this time and they know students will see Tht Staltsman” Ward said The more advertising to pay for printing and other expenses the more pages a paper has The revenue from the advertising during the first two weeks helps augment the yearly ad revenues which make up some 80 percent of Tht Slattsman 'j operating expenses he said Ward and Staltsman Adviser Larry Baker spent a good deal of time during the summer recruiting people for the paper th two-wee- William B Smart editor and general manager of the Deseret News was the featured guest at The Utah Statesman's workshop session pre-scho- Fine Artis Center Concert! ol HaOO Reserved Seats 0500 USU Ticket Office TGwsdlav 0©fi ©:©0pm) H H ©USD |