Yes, they still stop the presses

This tweet, from Rochester Post Bulletin photojournalist Andrew Link, is the sort of thing that can bring a tear to an old-school news junkie.

A late-breaking story, a hold on a deadline, and then the presses roll.

Presses? Ask your grandparents, kids.

The PB press was held about an hour to get Franken's resignation announcement in this morning. Afternoon paper for the win! pic.twitter.com/bBcUxGgfoE

— Andrew Link (@alinkphoto) December 7, 2017

Tip your carrier.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.