The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-16
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Bi ANIt Ia az
The small newspapers of his u
try are deserving of better support
thar they are now receiving In nan
communities. Some have not sue
ceeded during ths. year just closing
because Of the policy, or the lack or
policy. Of their editors. but laying
these aside and considering the e
run wholly in the interest OF the pub
lie we are still confident they have
not had the square deal and the pat
ronage they were entitled to.
The big daily paper will bring 10
ones doorstep the news Of the world
as 1t is seen through the spectacles
of its city or telegraph editor. but It
IS the editor who lives in the heart
of a community, in towns. or small
cities like Winnemucca, who Is able
to reflect the sentiment OF the local
group. He alone Is the interpreter
of events as they affect the home
town and the country Immediately
surrounding it.
Editors are only human beings and
II Is natural readers disagree with
his viewpoint at times. Because an
editor expresses thoughts you DO not
approve of at times, remember that
OH most any subject 1t 10 hard to n
two men or women who will exactly
agree in all points. For this reason
many editors see it Is easier to take
the middle of the road and take no
decided stand on any subject vitality
affecting a community. The COM
munity suffers when this occurs. be-
cause only through public discussion
of questions, in which n side has
got to be wrong or in the minority,
can public matters be properly set
tied. So when editors make what Is
apparently a mistake In presenting q
public question, support should not
be withdrawn. but instead enort
should be made to correct the error.
often an editor is wrong and q kind
word or a simple point will set hln
right all around. Then everyone is
better off.
1t may be, also. that an important
news item is overlooked, or gets in
the paper wrong. 1t seems to be a
part of public thought that In such
cases the editor should be disciplined.
The truth is probably that he has
made the mistake while preparing
copy under stress of time which does
not permit proper consideration OF
the matter. Instead Of censureI in
this case it might be we'll to figure
1t out that were the editor better sup
ported financially he could employ
men to do necessary work and thus
have more time for proper considera-
ton of news and editorial matter APP
pearing in his newspaper.
The local papers deserve better
support than they are now receiving.
During the war they had hard sled
ding-most of them-and now they
have a perfect right to come to the
citizens of their communities asking
for business support. 1t is a part OF
the duty every mar owes his COM
munity to see that they get It. II the
local paper has the proper kind OF
encouragement it can do more for the
Welfare of the town and the country
surrounding than any other factor.
Support means more than merely
subscribing. Send it the news. Pat
ronize it's advertisers. and pretty soon
you'll find yourself becoming more In
tcrested in 1he community than you
ever were before. And remember that
it has the same effect on others.
An old saying is that a city Is
judged by its newspapers. Probably
you've heard men say that to show
them the newspapers is to reveal to
them the character Of a community.
If they see a newspaper that is afraid
to have anything to say for itself 1t
is natural for them to assume its
readers must be a pretty narrow
minded bunch. and consequently a
good bunch to stay away from. Help
your hometown ~paper-and It will
help you. Boost, don't knock, and
you'll find you'll be boosted.