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A NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT NIGHT'

on 2LO London

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‘ THE DAILY EXPRESS' OFFICES
THE CREED ROOM
Simultaneous production in provincial towns is ensured by means of apparatus which is capable of sending out 160 words a minute per machine
THE NEWS ROOM
One wall is lined with telephone booths, where messages from outside reporters arc received and subsequently discussed with the News Editor. Sub-editors check the stories and get them into their allotted spaces on the various pages
THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF'S OFFICE
THE LINOTYPE MACHINES
By operating a keyboard like that of a typewriter, molten metal is forced into dies, to form a ' line of type'
THE FOUNDRY
Semi-cylindrical metal plates are cast from papiermache moulds of the type-sot page, cooled, and trimmed to an exact length
STARTING UP THE PRESS
The plates from the foundry are placed on the printing cylinders of the presses, which by a series of push-button controls are slowly started up till they attain full speed, when the night's work begins in earnest
ENVOI
(From the Studio)

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