Small wonders.(Letter to the Editor)

American Journalism Review,  February, 2006  by Larson, Patricia M.

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I was heartened, but also a bit bemused, to read "Wonderful Weeklies" by Julia Cass (December 2005/January 2006). Our industry unfortunately focuses almost exclusively on what's going on at daily newspapers, despite the fact that most of the newspapers in America are weeklies located in small towns. Most stories about weeklies can be summed up as, "Golly, weeklies have good journalism after all!"

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But those of us working at weeklies aren't surprised. We know our newspapers have a huge impact on our communities. We are cheerleader, ...

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