The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-01
OPPER ERA ON { OF F|FTY-TWO BEST.
 COUNTRY PAPERS
teresting Result of Questionnaire Among Newspaper Men.

tGreSrln9 RSSuiC or 0uCSltSh"ohS V Among Newspaper Men.
 We are in receipt of a letter from of Eric w. Allen, who is at the lad of the department of journalism the University of Oregon, stating at "A questionable recently sent t by the department of Journalism the University of Oregon among le newspaper men of the Cnited Iates resulted in the selection by leSe newspapermen of 52 country swspapers as among the best. our newspaper is one of the 52. !" The selection of the Copper Era ' such high authority as type 2, the finest there is among the rural ress is a compliment we duly ap- reciate.
 The editor of each of the 52 papers asked to write from 200 to 500 ords that will express concisely s personal views on present day 1ntry Journalism: how to succeed it; how it can best serve the com unity; what the department of 1rnalism may aim to accom- plish this particular field, and what evils ay should warn their students d what tendencies encourage; lether they can recommend their cupation for young men; and Sd son The personal views of each of the itors is requested on the different ases of country Journalism ob- ned from actual experience inl the )fession
 As stated by Prof Allen too many urnalism schools have made much city Journalism and at the exHense
 country Journalism. The lhtter
 a profession almost by itself so fferent from the conditions under lich city paper is established City rrnalism demands specialists while e country editor must bel ah all iInd man to cover his field proberly. Many states are not represented in le list at all but Washington has ve They are the South Bend Jour- al, the Port Angeles Tribune Times, ie Mt. Vernon Argus, the Fuyal- ID Valley Tribune and the Ponhero ast Wes shingtonian.E The editors the three of these papers have been onored with selection of president ! the Washington State Press Asso- iation, to-wit: Ornes of the Argus, 'uith of the Tribune Times and the
  ure to us in the list is the larger umber of papers included in the list rom the. Southern States. Sample opies which have since been re- eived from them accompanied by re- uests for copies of the Era re- cal the fact that they deserve the Ionor thus given them. As the Era eaders come from various states nd live in about every state, we pub ish the entire list which is as fol ows:
 Courier-Democrat, Russelville, lrk.. Arkansawyer, Stuttgard, Ark; tar. Mena, Ark; Sentinel. Yazoo, rk. 1; Courier, Benton. Ark; Cop s,r FAa, Clifton, Ariz: Euileah. tombstone. Ariz.; Herald, Albany, "a North- Georgia Citizen, Ilalton, Nugget, Dahlonega, Ga; ioneeE, Lebanon, Ind; Patriot, Le- anan, Ind-; Republican, Steuben, nd; Journal, Delphia, Ind; Repub- iean, Danville, Ind; Journal, Rock ort, Ind. Gazette, Emporia, Kans.; Itchison Globe, Atchison, Kans. ewel Co., Republican, Jewel City, 1ansas: Republican, Toronto, Kans.; News. Elizabethtown, Ky; Herald, iarrodsburg, Ky; Democrat, Cyn- -4oAc-s ny 4NSWS-OIdr, MOHTOS, hd.s hief, Donaldsville, La; Banner lemocrat, Lake Providence, La.; )emocrat, Ponehatoula, La; True 'emocrat, St. Francisville, La; Am rican Press, Lake Charees, La.; own Talk, Alexandria, La i; Repub- ican Journal, Belfast, Me-; Inde- erdent Reporter, Showhegan, Me-; merican, Ellsworth, Me-; Record, mherst, Mass; Signal, Geneva, 'eb.; Herald, Wayne, Neb.; The hat, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Sanford Ex- ress, Sanford, N..C.;; Morrow Co. ldependent, Darlington, O.; Mad son, Co. Democrat, London, O.; Ournal. Wilmington, O.; Miami Un- RH Troy, O.; Mfllsboro News-Her-
 Hillsboro, O.; News-Democrat,
 etown, O.; Press, Oxford, Pa;
 pllenton, Pa; Rockwayville
 Rockwayville, Pa; News,
 a.; Republican, Brook
 Peoples Register, Cham
 Daily Local News, West
 Dakota Republican,
 0.; Plain Talk, Yer
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