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UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION slightly bitter 1971 observation printed in the Escanaba, Michigan Daily Press -- and quite probably reprinted extensively. Titled "Remarks An Editor Gets Tired Of Hearing," it itemized: Please put it on the frontpage. Use the story just as I've written it. The club wants it that way for the scrapbook. You're invited to our annual dinner tonight. There will be plenty free to eat and drink. And, oh yes, please bring your camera. How come it wasn't in the paper? It was? Well, I didn't see it. Will you please go through the back copies and tear it out for me? I just stopped by to talk a few minutes, but if you're busy... We voted to make you our club publicity chairman. I know you have a deadline, but couldn't you just squeeze this little item in? My husband has never been in trouble before, so I don't think his name should appear in the paper for drunk driving and hitting that nasty policeman. Besides, he only had a couple beers. And there are the children to think about. . . My uncle's brother is one of your biggest advertisers and I was wondering if... You ran the disaster picture, but you left out my first wedding anniversary photo. How come you don't print poems by local residents? I know this is a public meeting, but I'd like to talk off the record. You guys only print the Republican side of the story. You guys only print the Democratic side of the story. Shortly after he'd merged two local papers into the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin in November, 1923, publisher Alex Dunn took stock of the situation and advised his readers of his new policy in a page one announcement: "The Editor of this city held a meeting this week and decided on a few definite rules regarding his business. The first and most important is that all merchants must have their advertising copy ready not later than 410 |
