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CMYK at Al-Haram in Cairo, Egypt


CMYK at Al-Haram in Cairo, Egypt

The tiles in the floor of the pre-press room at Al-Haram newspaper offices in Cairo, Egypt.

I spent four hours last night documenting and filming at the offices of Al-Haram shadowing the deputy editor as he closes the paper and edits the front page between editions with his night crew. I left at 1 a.m., the editor in charge left two hours later.

I have shot video clips to also let you see what it is like to work on the front page at Egypt’s largest-circulation paid daily newspaper. So stay tuned . . . I am flying back to Chicago in a few hours and it may take a week or so to recalibrate my senses.
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Medill School of Journalism

Robb Montgomery will present two lectures for Medill journalism students on the keys to reporting and writing for online audiences.

He will demonstrate techniques and produce a live rich media report during the lecture.
The lecture will be presented at Northwestern University for two groups: the first at 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. and the second at 7:00 - 7:50 p.m.

Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
November 27 — 27, 2007