Did You Know?

Fun Facts about the Santa Barbara News-Press Press Run:

• There are approximately 44,000 feet of newsprint on one roll of paper.
• A roll of newsprint weighs approximately 2,000 lbs.
• The News-Press uses about 10 rolls of newsprint for a Monday edition and 40 rolls of newsprint for a Sunday edition
• More than 50% of the newsprint used to publish the News-Press is recycled newsprint.
• Approximately 1,200 aluminum press plates are used to produce the paper each week.
• The News-Press recycles:
  • Aluminum press plates
  • Cardboard cores
  • Waste paper
  • Left over newsprint
  • Film
• Our printing press is a Goss Metrocolor/Headliner offset press. Installed in 1993, it is capable of printing a maximum of 64 pages with 24 pages of process color and 16 spot color pages.
• The printing press is 39 feet high. It is capable of producing 70,000 copies of the paper per hour.
• A Sunday paper requires three separate press runs totaling approximately 5 1/2 hours long.
• An average press run requires five pressmen to operate the press equipment