| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION writers of more recent times managed to make their statement with more subdued language And in general criticism of the dominant religion ceased to be an editorial subject Does that mean todayeditor lacks the courage of his convictions so apparent in many from another era Hopefully not although some in small towns have concluded the mental and monetary problems resulting from aggressive editorials arenworth it Mental because small-town editors are very close to their readers and are easily accessible Consequently rebuttals are close-up and personal Thata protection city editors enjoy - their ivory towers may not keep all critics away but certain1y do formbarrier against the rank and file And monetary because manysmall-town publisher has paid for expressing his opinion in revenue lost when advertising schedules were cancelled Business people too know where newspapers generate the greater portion of their income While ithardly in keeping with the guarantee of freedom of speech to financially curb the printed voice itan inescapable fact of life All of which can probably be summarized with the ob servation that it requires more thansmattering of courage to write editorials in most less-populous communities on any subject more volatile than motherhood and education of the young paragraph in Hillier Krieghbaumbook Facts In Perspective explains it well The author quoted one weekly newspapereditorial titled It Takes Guts To Write Small Town Editorials and added the observation that it could be echoed by many other contemporaries The editor who toils in continual fear of the people with whom he lives and works is an editor who does nothing for his community so now you know why we often are criticized seldom are lauded but attempt week-to-week to voice an opinion whether itabout the potato shortage or the lack ofa parking lot in our community We are attempting to newspaper 278 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
