Show 81 of population populate Po on 1 Reach edby weekly newspapers j salt lake city studies of readership habits have shown that the newspaper has the highest readership and a n d greatest local circulation t than han other printed media harrison conover publisher of the springville Spring ville herald told members of the international 1 ter foot printers guest speaker at the foot printer luncheon at the newhouse hotel thursday afternoon april 16 mr condover Con stated that weeklies s have polled 80 on readership surveys throughout the state while dailies rank 22 to 35 television and radio have a listening audience of about 14 in local areas the weekly circulates to 81 of the population the country newspaper editor must be a man of strong convictions the springville Spring ville publisher stated he is expected to fight for a great many causes lie he fights a co constant battle to maintain those freedoms we hear about so much on a national level such as the freedom of the press the right of the people to be informed on their government the right to have honest public officials A specific instance of the country press un holding the rights of the people is a case now before the courts testing the right of public officials to withhold from the people minutes of the officials meetings until the officials consider the minutes tare eafe for publication the pe people 0 ale pay taxes and have a right to know how their funds are being spent by their elected government officials mr conover was a member of the last session of the utah le gis alture and is past president ol of the utah state press association |