DANA: Workin' at The World

When I saw the printing press for the first time, I actually screamed. I really did. Not like a horror movie scream, but more of an excited squeal. I was getting off the elevator on my first day of work and there it was. Through floor to ceiling windows I saw an actual printing press for the first time in my life and I actually felt like I was part of something. I felt like I was part of something real- something with a true ability to empower people.

That was two months ago. Now I pass that printing press everyday, once on my way up to the newsroom and again on my way home. I still get excited when I see it because I know that, even though I personally am just an obituary writer, there are people all around me reporting the news. Even though I'm pretty insignificant, there are people all around me actually making a difference. And the fact that I get to witness it first hand is enough for me... right now.

Leaving work today, I stopped to look through the windows at the printing press again. It was printing thousands of copies of tomorrow's Tulsa World. That really made me smile.