Detroit News Film from 1970

**dtowncitylover** · November-30-17, 04:35 PM

I found this amazing gem on YouTube about the Detroit News and its operations in 1970. Simply amazing, especially for you 'Mad Men'/mid-20th century/old-school admirers. Some downtown shots to boot...

**Jimaz** · November-30-17, 05:36 PM

Thanks for posting. I hadn't seen that video yet.

Reporters are smoking cigarettes at their desk and using <gasp> typewriters! Unlike computers, typewriters had no lag. LOL!

**EastsideAl** · December-01-17, 03:55 PM

And a shot of action at the old Derby Hill in Dorais Park right at the beginning!

**Zads07** · December-08-17, 12:38 AM

Really awesome video, thanks for sharing.

**beachboy** · December-10-17, 11:10 AM

Thank you for sharing this great video! Will share with friend - 80yo retired newspaperman from Thumb.

Did you notice how many times a story would be re-entered into a machine? From reporter -> transcriptionist [[used to call 'em "stenos") -> copy editor -> rewrite -> [[eventually, maybe) page layout -> ... -> linotype ... then molded into rotary form, hand-carried to rotary press, then hand-installed. Wow! Computerization "flattened" this process - newspapers laid off many workers...