Tyrades! Ready for Some National Newspaper Week Revelations?

“Telling Our Stories.”

That’s the 2024 theme of National Newspaper Week (October 6-12).

Newspaper employees are being encouraged to share with the readers exactly why they chose the newspaper business as a profession.

Most of the origin stories are heartwarming and noble, although a few are undeniably embarrassing. (“Um, I heard somewhere that the Tribune and the Intelligencer have a Joint Operating Agreement, and I thought I might be useful, you know, operating the joints, dude. Imagine my disappointment when…”)

Many newspaper staffers caught the “bug” as youngsters, whether running a deliver...