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Night Shift Headlines

Series: On the Night Shift
From: WFUV
Length: 00:04:24

On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City night shift workers. In this segment, we hit a local newspaper as they put together the morning headlines in the wee hours. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-1 Intro: While picking up the paper from your doorstep or the local newsstand doesn't take much effort, putting one together does, and much of that work takes place overnight. WFUV takes us inside the New York Sun as the staff works to put together the morning headlines in the middle of the night. Tag: This "On the Night Shift" segment was produced by WFUV News.

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Piece Description

Intro: While picking up the paper from your doorstep or the local newsstand doesn't take much effort, putting one together does, and much of that work takes place overnight. WFUV takes us inside the New York Sun as the staff works to put together the morning headlines in the middle of the night. Tag: This "On the Night Shift" segment was produced by WFUV News.

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