The company even offers a pressroom-training program for people promoted from within. As more newspapers consider capital investments, many are examining whether to take on commercial-printing work. When they purchase new presses, he said, they typically look for equipment geared toward commercial work. Moore warned that moving to commercial printing might not work for every newspaper. It depends on the market and competition.
Labor costs are one consideration.
Often, our labor costs are higher. One critical problem, however, is actually determining costs and other performance variables. Va. Derman urged publishers to move toward standard measures of performance. In the meantime, it might make more sense for newspapers to measure against themselves from year to year, he said. It's more important to understand why the paper is late and how we get on time.