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125th Anniversary Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, Octôber 3, 1979 Bowmanville Public Utilities Commission a Few Years Ago Observations Add Sixth Unit to Statesman Newspaper Press On Weekly Newspapers By Peter Parrott Bowmanville Town Council in the 50s The Recently Elected Town of Newcastle Council Bowmanville Lions Club Head Table on 40th Anniversary When I first became interested in the newspaper business, I never thought I'd find myself working on a weekly newspaper. But now that I have worked here at the Statesman for three years, I cannot think of a better career than the field of community journalism. Most young people, who for some unfathomable reason are interested in the bizaare world of newspapers, likely dream of being foreign correspondents in exotic p laces. Others hope to be ace reporters for big- city dailies. Still others have a yen to do freelance work for magazines. But for sheer variety, challenge, opportun- ities, and involvement in the community, you can't beat the job of weekly journalism.. The work is not for someone who wants a nine-to-five routine. Instead, weekly newspaper work is a lifestyle in itself. The job becomes a very important part of your life. And that explains why I am writing this column at 10:30 in the evening when most sensible people have settled down for an evening of relaxation. I'm not sure whether the following ideas I have on community journalism have been meticulously proven in an academic study or any other means of precise measurement. But I'm offering the following hunches and "gut feelings" on the topic of weekly journalism. You may or may not agree with them. Hunch number one is that weeklies do the best job of any media in covering their community. I think a recent issue of the Bowmanville States- man will illustrate what I mean when I make this point. Last week the Statesman had 67 photographs -- every one of them based on some community event. In comparison, the Toronto Sun, Toronto Star or Globe and Mail must cover a wider area. They must offer their readers the world news served up in 60 or 70 pages. In addition, they must cover the business community, the arts, and a whole list of other areas. Larger newspapers cannot zero in on the events and achievements of local citizens the way in which weekly newspapers can. If you live in Bowmanville long enough, there's a good chance that sooner or later you will catch a prize-winning fish, win a bowling trophy, join a service club or take part in some activity which will result in your picture appeaming in these pages. On the other hand, it is unlikely that the average Toronto resident will ever have his photo in the larger daily papers which serve the city. Hunch number two is that weeklies convey the very oldest form of news in existence. In other words, the weeklies report events from close-range. They pick up the scout meetings, the bike rodeos, school board functions and other sides of everyday life in moderately-sized communities. It is my opinion that news about our immediate surroundings is the oldest form of communication that there is. It was once passed on by word of mouth before the days of printing presses, radio and television. Communication of world news is a recent invention which relies on modern technology. And even though a major event in Afghanistan might be of interest here in Bowmanville, it is doubtful that it can compare with news from our own back yard. Tonight's daily newspapers will not tell you when a new bank is going to be built or why they are tearing up a portion of the main street or whether or not anyone was hurt in the fender-bender you saw on the way to work. Hunch number three is that weekly newspapers will outlast the daily papers. There are many people who prefer to watch news on television rather than read it in a newspaper. Consequently, the television news (and radio news also) may eventually out-gun dailies in the coverage of national and international events. But the demand for local, close-range coverage which weekly' newspapers can provide, will continue. I cannot see how TV, with its large audience, will ever be able to match the performance of community papers. Therefore the weeklies will thrive in the hundreds of moderately-sized towns and villages across North America. Radio and TV stations must cater to thousands while we can survive by catering to smaller audiences. The community paper is here to stay for a very long time. The latest addition to the modern equipment at The James Publishing Company's printing plant arrived about a month ago from Chicago and is already in use. It adds another unit to the Goss web offset newspap¢r press, increasing its capacity to 24 pages metro or 48 pages tabloid. Here, it is being unloaded while the youngest member of the James family, Rick, watches the procedure. Statesman Staff Quite A Few Years Ago FORMER EMPLOYEE Hugh McDonald Cream of Barley Park J. Lake Morden, left, greets Editor Geo. W. James at the Cream of Barley Park, now Bowmanville Zoo started by Mr. Morden Speaks Sunday Mayor Lawrence Mason Who will be guest speaker on the "Mayor of the Town" program at 9 p.m. Sunday, July 3. Mayor Mason will be heard over station CKEY by special invitation of the sponsors, Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association. Enniskillen Recent visitors: Mr. and Mrs. C. Peters and babe, Toronto, and Mrs. Peters, Oshawa, called on Mr. and Mrs. D. Burgmaster; Mrs. Hockridge, Belleville; visiting her sister, Mrs. James Bradley; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Metcalf, South Darlington, Sun- dayed at Mr. Chas. E. Stewart's; Miss Wilfrid Pogson, Oshawa, at Mr. Theo. M. Slemon's; Miss Ethel Gilbert and Mrs. W. Gilbert, Toron- to, at Mr. Russel Gil- bert's,