Yesterday after I checked in to my hotel, I went over to visit Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, my intern sponsor last summer. I was able to see several of my friends from the summer. It was good to see Ray, the intern coordinator, and the folks in the photo department. I enjoyed talking with the receptionist, a sweet lady who is something of a mother figure to the office. She surprised me by calling me by name even though we had had limited contact when I was there. I also found out that Nikki, one of my KRT friends who helped me get acclimated last summer, is now a photographer for the Washington Post.
The office has also changed some. They have put up some fantastic poster-size reproductions of news photos. Since I was there KRT has shut down its video graphics division and a related news service has moved into their old space.