| After the pallets of papers are wrapped in plastic
to protect them, they are loaded onto Times' trucks and transported to distribution
centers throughout parts of Southern California. At distribution centers, the pallets of papers are cut open, and the various sections of the newspaper will be collated and inserts, ads, coupons and/or free giveaways (such as a packet of detergent) will be put inside the paper. The newspaper will also be bagged, depending on the weather and/or subscriber wishes. This "stuffing" of the newspapers - as it has always been called - is still done by hand by the delivery personnel. Preprinted items are done outside of The Times, including our Sunday Magazine, TV Times and Parade Magazine. Our presses print only newspapers - magazine printing requires a different sort of press and different paper, plates and ink. The advertiser furnishes preprinted ads, inserts and coupons. Some inserts appearing in The Times are printed by a Times Subsidiary. Last Step | Next Step |
