From news to paper
The day begins, as usual, with the crackle and drone of the police scanner, an endless recitation of crimes and miseries that by evening might or might not be a headline.

Staffers work behind scenes to make the News stand out
To the untrained eye, the Deseret News looks much like any other newspaper. Typefaces vary, but size, shape, newsprint, use of color elements and headlines are fairly consistent with industry standards.

What is LDS Church's involvement?
How does the ownership of a news organization affect that organization's news coverage and editorial policy?

Better uses for old papers than just lining birdcages
You have read every line, savored every word, absorbed each delectable phrase and committed even the smallest tidbit to memory. Now, however, you face a challenge: What to do with that 2½ pound pile of newsprint.

The making of an afternoon newspaper
The equipment may change, but the basic process of gathering news stories and presenting them on a printed sheet has been around for hundreds of years.

Questions and answers about newspapers
For its 150th anniversary, the Deseret News invited readers to ask us anything they wanted about newspapers, and we'd do our best to answer them.

The Top Ten Reasons to Subscribe to the 150-year-old Deseret News

Amazing numbers say it all about the News

People

All the dirt that's fit to print on Deseret News' staffers
Among the dolls and guys who daily clack away at keyboards and click away at shutters to bring you the Deseret News, there are people with incredibly diverse talents.

Quick interpretation of newsroom jargon
As in any profession, journalism has its own, unique language. Here's a quick interpretive guide to some "Newspeak" from the Deseret News

Deserette? Desert Rat? A familiar buzz of confusion
It's a common occurrence. You call somebody from out of state, or even a newly arrived Utahn, and identify yourself as a reporter from the Deseret News. "Deseret? What does that mean?"

Deseret News headed by board of executives
The Deseret News Publishing Co. is headed by an eight-member board of directors that establishes policy for the newspaper and manages business and other affairs of the company.

Deseret News staff — 2000

History

Deseret News has seen many changes
Then, rancorous political debate and tragic disasters made front page news. The same kind of events are the stuff of headlines today.

Joint operation allows competition to flourish
Those who have ever been on the sour end of media coverage might not like it, but U.S. public policy has long held that there is both merit and value in having two competing newspapers publish in the same market.

Editorial pages: the first chat rooms
The editorial pages have been called the heart and soul of the newspaper. Perhaps more correctly, they are the newspaper's conscience.

Deseret News Day proclamation
A proclamation signed by Gov. Mike Leavitt declares June 15 Deseret News Day, in observation of the newspaper's 150th anniversary. The first edition of the newspaper was published June 15, 1850.

Deseret News timeline
Deseret News milestones placed on the backdrop of history.

More

June 15: Touching lives, touching Utah

June 15: Don't stop the presses yet

June 16: Forging on in a world of change

June 15: Deseret News is offering a year of extra activities

June 15: Deseret News staffers garner a long list of awards