Show A Columnist Newspaper In New York where n ws- ws papers have been strangled to death in recent years by costly demands from an excessive number of bargaining unions a anew anew anew new daily dally has been organized and begins publication March THE INTERESTING part of oC the story is that the new tabloid tabloid tabloid tab tab- loid will not cover spot news It will be an outlet primarily for columnists put out of work recently by newspaper closures and and a source where former loyal readers can once again scan their views In other words the paper willbe will willbe be primarily an editorial or opinion paper not newspaper a in reality It will thus be in one way a bit closer kin to news magazines which really deal more in color and interpretation interpretation interpretation inter inter- and a certain slant than to newspapers THERE IS perhaps a place for such papers In other cities and towns But it should be kept in mind by the average reader and editor that the great traditional strength of the American press has been built on two foundations 1 Diversified and independent ownership and 2 impartial re reporting reporting reporting re- re porting of news in th the news news columns I |