Making it worthwhile

By Staff
Melissa Cason
Sometimes working in the news business isn't easy.
I mean the news has to be delivered on time no matter what. The motto at my house is 'the news waits for no man, woman or child.'
I have always felt this way even when I was just a reporter at my college newspaper. When I worked as the assistant news director at a small town radio station, I ended up working on Thanksgiving and Christmas just to get the news out.
But, I have to admit holidays are pretty slow news days unless something catastrophic happens.
As a reporter, you give up a lot in order to get the news, and the more you advance into the world of media, the more sacrifices you have to make in order to get things done. And, that's just the way it is.
However, this week, our will to get the news out on time has been tested to the max.
After Progress came out, I took Monday off to recover. I figured the worst was over for a year, and all would be rosy and sweet at work. I came to work Tuesday and all was good. It wasn't until I took Wednesday off that the world collapsed around us-literally.
In case you haven't noticed, our building is being worked on. More specifically, the roof.
I came to work Thursday, and it was okay. I'll admit that having a few leaks was a little inconvenience. But, Friday takes the cake. I came to work Friday only to find that the condition of our leaky roof had escalated, and my co-workers were moving furniture in order to save it from ruining.
I found myself working hurriedly in order to get the food page done and then was instructed to work on the paper because we had no idea what the day would hold, and today's paper had to arrive right on time.
So there I was working on the paper while the rest of the newsroom was suffering from the leaks in the roof.
So, on this day, I decided that sometimes it isn't great to work in the news business. In some jobs, we'd be sent home.
But, since I am a reporter, I have to get the paper out no matter what.
While I love my job, this week could have been better. But, there you are reading our first Saturday edition.
That makes it all worth it.