The ticking of typewriter keys, constant like the stream of thoughts racing through the mind and eyes of a reporter as they translated events witnessed just hours before into words, was the unmistakable soundtrack that filled newspaper offices until the arrival of computers and their quieter keyboards.

The passion and commitment, however, remain the same. Now, cell phones, tablets, and laptops have replaced the iconic Olivetti “Lettera 22,” once the inseparable companion of every journalist and aspiring writer. The hum of printing presses, the smell of freshly printed newspapers, and the thrill of holding the first copy, flipping through it to double-check headlines—these were, and still are, experiences cherished by those in print journalism, even if felt in a somewhat different form today.