Photographers capture the action of the event to go along with the stories. Advertising is an important part of the paper. Advertising Account Executives at the Minot Daily News work with businesses and individuals on how best to get the word out about advertising for customers. Employees in the composing department are responsible for building the pages by placing ads and news stories together. The Creative Services Department employees create the ads that are printed.
Many people work behind the scenes in the press and mail rooms.
Press operators are responsible for printing the paper and mail room employees make sure inserts come out with the paper. The Circulation Department distributes the paper to more than 21,000 subscribers through North Dakota. Total circulation is more than 25,000 with newsstand sales.