On the last day of August, twelve TPM staff, docents, and volunteers embarked on a tour of the Houston Chronicle offices and press room, led by Elizabeth Pudwill, 25-year veteran, Executive Assistant to the Editor, and primary caretaker of the newsroom dog, Ginger.

The tour of the Chronicle’s headquarters on Southwest Freeway started in the lobby underneath a quote by Jesse Jones engraved in marble (a relic from its former building downtown).

The publication of a newspaper is a distinct public trust and one not to be treated lightly or abused for selfish purposes or to gratify selfish whims. A great daily newspaper can remain a power for good only so long as it is uninfluenced by unworthy motives and unbought by the desire for gain.

Jesse H. Jones

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