Show this Is your paper local news Is big too by william villiam R nelson HE WORD newspaper oversimplifies T THE the functions of the institution so named because a newspaper publishes much more than tho the news of its community virtually all newspapers regularly contain editorials features such as thi stand and advertising none of which is included when speaking of news strangely enough the histories of famous newspapers disclose most won tame fame because of contents content other than news that proves editors believe that readers of want and enjoy a variety of material in their newspapers to give read functions ers era a better of 0 cross section of newspaper current events a news paper impartially and objectively reports the tha news discusses and interprets it with editorials and entertains and informs in feature and advertising columns news is an accurate account of highlights of a happening of interest to the papers readers that is why it is necessary to say black ls Is white it if that is what someone stated even though the reporter editor and newspaper know differently and that is why a r report e 0 about a meeting of local officials als is as important news news here as a session of the legislature or of the ille congress the home town newspapers editorials and its educational and entertainment features may not r receive as widespread a attention numerically as do those of me metropolitan arg papers but proportionately they are even more important they are more mor er closely representative of what the grass roots of our chufi country thinks approves and disapproves because americas home towns are the backbone of our notion nation I 1 sixty per cent voice i of the people of of the united majority tates states live in cam c 0 m m u unities cities such as i this I 1 ot on firms farms what they believe do and say ji is therefore the voice will and heart of this co country y and their heir newspapers therefore mirror majority desires land and alms aims news editorials iea features tures and advertising ver combine inthe in the home town newspaper to accurately reflect the community to inform it entertain it and to togi givert veIt a voice in ili the larger affairs of our daily lives there Is no mo more r important newspaper any anywhere heri than thad this one |