THE Examiner is keeping a firm grip on the cusp of media evolution with its move to Cimitiere House.
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The organisation farewelled its iconic Paterson Street facility on Sunday for a modern outlay in the next phase of its existence.
For many of its long-term staff, the moving process has been nostalgic with final photographs being snapped on iphones for posterity and anecdotes revisited and shared.
Tasmanian IT manager Michael Roberts began with The Examiner as a fresh-faced computer programmer in 1978.
Mr Roberts has played a large role in co-ordinating the move and said the reality of relocation was yet to sink in.
‘‘I haven’t had a lot of time to look back, but come the middle of the week it will probably hit home,’’ he said.
‘‘The fit-out of our premises within Cimitiere House is so nice that it’s made everything a lot easier.’’
Mr Roberts said he was motivated by the ever changing nature of the business.
‘‘I’ve been in this job 30-odd years, but it’s almost like I’ve had four or five different occupations,’’ he said.
Sub-editor Ian Lynch may not be one of the public faces of The Examiner, but his back-line role has been pivotal to the newspaper’s production for the past 45 years.
Mr Lynch said although he was sad to leave the building, where he began in photo engraving, he was looking forward to the future.
‘‘It’s a bit of a happy-sad time for me, lots of memories will be left behind in this building, but it’s been fantastic,’’ he said.
‘‘I think the move to a modern building is symbolic of the way media is going these days.’’