Two editors from the Virginia Tech newspaper spoke about how they handled the tragedy of the shooting and still got a paper out each day that week. They gave good pointers about staying in close communication with your printer about running late and why you're running late. Obviously, they had an excuse to be six hours late, and they were still able to get their paper out the day after the shooting. They said it was very chaotic and that the key was open communication with everyone: reporters, printers, authorities and staff.
They went through other problems, too, when their server crashed and they had to switch over to others around campus. Just getting to hear their story made me think about little things we could do even without a tragedy. They brought up the idea of having a current press pass for everyone on staff and also having policies about how to deal with outside media before any chaos begins. I thought those were good ideas, and I definitely think we should get the press passes.
Leigh
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