composing room

Example Sentences

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His father had been a newspaper printer, and Mr. Clurman began his career after his high school graduation as one of the last composing room trainees at The Post.

From Washington Post

When stories on the Deaf President Now — or DPN — demonstrations came down to the composing room, “We kept our eye out to make sure they used the right wording,” said Mike Golightly.

From Washington Post

After she was done with a story, her children would debate over who got to send it through the pneumatic tube to the composing room on the first floor.

From Los Angeles Times

He wrote: “The glory of the composing room is gone forever, and soon will be but a reminiscence as it fades before the everyday, practical typesetting machine.”

From Economist

After the pages were set in type in the fourth-floor composing room, they were locked up until a secret press run could begin before dawn one morning.

From New York Times