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Editorial
November 6, 1869
The Placer Herald
Rocklin, Auburn, Placer County, California
What is this article about?
Editorial urging public support for local newspapers, quoting the New York Tribune on how they enhance property values, build community reputation, and serve as a public convenience, emphasizing that support should stem from necessity rather than charity.
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Home Newspapers.-The New York Tribune remarks: Nothing is more common than to hear people talk of what they pay newspapers for advertising, etc., as so much given to charity.
Newspapers by enhancing the value of property in their neighborhood, and giving their localities in which they are published a reputation abroad, benefit all such, particularly if they are merchants or real estate owners, thrice the amount yearly of the meager sum they pay for their support. Besides, every public spirited citizen has a laudable pride in having a paper of which he is not ashamed, even though he should pick it up in New York or Washington. A good looking, thriving sheet, helps property, gives character to locality, and in many respects, is a desirable public convenience. It from any cause the matter in the local or the editorial columns should not be up to the standard, do not cast it aside and pronounce it good for nothing, until satisfied that there has been no less labor bestowed upon it than is paid for. If you want a good reliable sheet, it must be supported. And it must not be supported in a spirit of charity either, but because you feel a necessity to support it. The local press is the power that moves the people.
Newspapers by enhancing the value of property in their neighborhood, and giving their localities in which they are published a reputation abroad, benefit all such, particularly if they are merchants or real estate owners, thrice the amount yearly of the meager sum they pay for their support. Besides, every public spirited citizen has a laudable pride in having a paper of which he is not ashamed, even though he should pick it up in New York or Washington. A good looking, thriving sheet, helps property, gives character to locality, and in many respects, is a desirable public convenience. It from any cause the matter in the local or the editorial columns should not be up to the standard, do not cast it aside and pronounce it good for nothing, until satisfied that there has been no less labor bestowed upon it than is paid for. If you want a good reliable sheet, it must be supported. And it must not be supported in a spirit of charity either, but because you feel a necessity to support it. The local press is the power that moves the people.
What sub-type of article is it?
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Local Newspapers
Press Support
Community Benefits
Property Value
Public Convenience
What entities or persons were involved?
New York Tribune
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Support For Local Newspapers
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Community Support Of The Press
Key Figures
New York Tribune
Key Arguments
People View Newspaper Payments As Charity
Newspapers Enhance Property Values And Community Reputation Threefold Over Costs
Public Spirited Citizens Take Pride In Quality Local Papers
A Thriving Newspaper Aids Property And Locality Character
Do Not Discard Papers Without Verifying Effort Invested
Support Reliable Sheets Out Of Necessity, Not Charity
Local Press Moves The People