Show FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 1 Freedom is expressed in many ways by many t almost freedom has been stimulated and in the pages of a free press free to seek out the and free to express these Never has any part of human society on consistently than the a Press 10 a significant role in the rights of Your news-j paper today is not only a key to better but i- is truly freedom's 15 To limit the press in its attempt's to obtain accurate and factual in-v formation would bo to limit your right to know a basic concept In a free Despite this there are those who would deprive newspaper readers of this 3 The barring- of reporters from town council legislative public committee and court is in a real sense an infringement on your right to a restriction on our right to teach and J I jy these practices should be But we could hardly take such a stand i first looking to ourselves and knowing- full well that we practice what we Let's take as an example our relations with our adver-l The most important function wc serve for them is in providing the circulation which gives the audience to G their printed sales We feel that each advertiser S has a right to know all the facts about this audience before he invited to tell his sales story through our advertising J Just as the reporter should not lc denied the facts on events or transactions having public neither X should anyone with a legitimate interest be deprived of Information which is essential as a sound basis for in-i vesting his advertising Just as we believe that complete information regarding the advertising value of this newspaper should be available to our so do we fight for the right of our readers to be fully informed regarding subjects affecting their The as the recognized for informing the should be given every opportunity to obtain the should be given every opportunity to obtain official has been opened to the shall wc have complete freedom of Only so long as this is true can your newspaper effectively serve as freedom's |