The Newsroom Of Old 'Wasn't A Place Of Comfort'
In its March issue, Smithsonian magazine takes a look at the newsrooms of a half-century ago.
It’s a reminder that some things haven’t gotten worse with the advent of TV and the Internet.
Says writer Michael Shapiro: “The furnishings look as if they had been plucked from a garage sale—scarred wooden desks, manual typewriters perched on rolling stands, hard-backed chairs. The congestion borders on the claustrophobic; note the proximity of one man’s cigarette to another man’s ear. Everyone sits within shouting distance, which was imperative, considering the ambient din—ringing phones, typewriter keys, calls for the copy boys.
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