The Washington times., 1931-09-18
Newspaper Chief Educator
And MOlder of Thought

Among the great phenomena of modern civilization is that
of the press Everybody reads the newspapers nowadays
daily newspapers of the United States have an aggr
gate circulation of upward Of 4243000 copies every "a
citizens buys and at least twice read the
daily press In addition the Sunday editions issue about
1895 600 copies every Sunday in the year
Combining all of the country's periodicals. issued daily
weekly monthly and at various other stated intervals there
printed and circulated in this country than
copies year. about 157 copies for every
child within our national borders.
The modern newspaper the greatest educator earth
In countless thousands of homes there practically other
of information after the child leaves the elementary
school, which many does before finished
In comparatively few homes of the middle and poorer
classes be found libraries and where they too often
they consist of cheap Stories furnishing
it true but little nothing in the way Of real information
or education
this point the newspaper steps giving readers his
tory geography philosophy poetry fiction art and often
music in the course Of the days news
In the role of educator the newspaper is the supreme
moe Of public opinion The reader may object to the policy
of the journal he reads yet unconscousy he mbibe much
Of the viewpoint of the editor and other writer's He
write to the paper at times his protest, in the vast
majority of instances content himself with mental registering
Of his opposing views Yet if he continues to read and the
figures show that most people do he is gradually but in
evitaby influenced by the attitude of his paper
Then too the the great bargain finder of the
American public The advertisements read with much
regularity and interest the reports They watched
by the careful buyer closely the proverba cat watches
the mouse business establishment which fails
Influential factor on the road to success.
The buyer likewise who fails to consult the advertising
columns of we'll edited and Influential newspaper will in
many instances pay far for his purchases than nece
sary-which is bad business, to say the least
Furthermore invading field for which the people them
selves admit it einenty fitted the newspaper has become
the best magazine we'll The daily newspaper with its
magazine page furnishing the necessary spice to the days
reading by its brief articles domestic and general science
its fashion notes. its quotations from great authors and its
popular fiction say nothing of poetry and art features
The newspaper of today has attained unique position
educave and moral factor in the development of the
on Needless rule the aim Of the average journal
to upt the reader and give him broader outlook the
complicated angles of everyday m Thus has become an
advocate of religion in the broad Of politics Of the
highest type and influence in the life of the individual
surpassed by other in modern times
The must and does keep uppermo great prlnc
pe which often crystalline in the advocacy of certain re-
forms movements but which often will remain in fux
allowing the citizen with different views kept before
him, to choose his Of action.
Once subscriber prone to stop his paper because
of article expression of opinion with which he
That time has passed. Today the reader being
educated realize that there ghuy variant views on
great queons and in the tolerance which has been
shown by the American public influence greater than
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