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"Put the paper to bed" means to make the final changes in a newspaper and send it to the printers. In the old days of linotypes and the earlier "hot metal" type, the metallic type had to be locked into place for the printing presses, and no changes could be made. If you'd made a mistake, you'd read about it the next morning, because there was NO WAY to change it.
Most newspapers would do an "early edition" that was printed overnight; many papers could make limited changes for the "late edition" later in the morning. And for really urgent breaking news, the paper could do an "EXTRA!!!" edition at any time during the morning.
By noon, it was too late; in any big town or small city, there was normally a competing afternoon newspaper which would be "put to bed" about 2PM and printed in time for an afternoon delivery or for people to purchase and read during the train ride back home.
Now, there isn't any cutoff time - and there's almost never an "afternoon" paper. There's no metallic type, the "paper" is typed on computers and send directly to the presses; there isn't even any time for editors, which we can tell by the astonishing level of errors in modern papers. We get breaking news from the web, or on Twitter, or as text messages on our smartphones.
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∙ 10y ago
"Putting the paper to bed" is a term used in journalism to indicate the final stages of production where the layout and design of the newspaper or publication are finalized before it goes to print. It involves completing editing, reviewing, and making any final adjustments before the publication is sent for printing and distribution.
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∙ 9y agoIn newspaper publishing, the term 'put to bed' means that the writing phase of the paper is finished. It is ready for the next step of publishing or printing.
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What are common everyday problems?
Should I get out of bed? What color socks am I going to wear? Where did I put my keys? Why is there no toliet paper?
What does put to bed in jargon mean?
To finish a project, to be done with something
How do you know when to put your animal to sleep?
*If your pet knows where it's bed is, it will put itself to bed. They know when they want to sleep and when they to stay up. *If you mean to Euthanize them, your vet will know when to do that.
How do you put your horseto sleep on Howrse?
You mean to bed, or put down? For bed; board at a good equestrian center, and then go onto your profile. You'll have the options there. Put down: Not sure If you can. Meh, I might be wrong.
What does it mean to find a clothes hanger on your bed put there by a ghost?
It means you either put it there and forgot, or someone else put it there for whatever reason.
What does the message Paper Tray Empty mean?
It means your paper tray is empty. Put some blasted paper in it and quit wasting time.
What does the cowboy slang 'bed him down' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another euphemism for killing someone. You'd "put him to bed" in the ground.
What does Put to bed mean?
The idiom "put to bed" can refer to something you've given up on or set aside as no longer viable: "Since the apartment building collapsed, the plans for interior decoration were put to bed." This can refer either to a process, or to a report that has become discredited, disproved, or unhelpful:"This rumor was seemingly put to bed over a month ago, but still surfaces." However, a more specific related idiom for this usage is put to rest.The other uses are less idiomatic and more literally sending someone to bedrest.One can be "put to bed" with an illness: "He came down with a virus that put him to bed for a week."It can also refer to someone inebriated.Completely non-idiomatic is putting children to bed at night.
How do you get Modred's lab paper?
under his bed
What does it mean when blue litmus paper turns red when put in a liquid?
which the solution will be acid
How do you put my horses to bed 6 times on howrse?
You have to put your horse to bed and then age it and take care of it. You continue doing that 5 more times and then you have put it to bed 6 times. After you have put it to bed the 6th time you DON'T have to age it.
How do you make a bed for your webkinz?
well you can get a shoe box and put coten balls in it and put a hankerchif over the cotin balls in the box. next you put a put some coulered paper over the part you did not cover with a hankerchif and decote the outside. Hope this helps ~ mmatusie
