If you’re reading this editorial, you probably already agree that newspapers are an important part of civic life here in Canada.
This week, during National Newspaper Week (Oct. 1 to 7) is often a time to talk about what newspapers do.
But this year, it’s important to talk about our readers. It’s the readers who keep papers vital.
Partly that’s for the obvious reason that without your eyeballs on our physical paper and on our website (have you seen the newly revamped website at mapleridgenews.com?) we wouldn’t be able to pay our bills and keep producing journalism.
Our readership keeps the lights on, so we can keep reporting important local news, whether that’s municipal politics and crime, or covering community events and youth sports.
Beyond that practical support, we rely on our readers because we’re all invested in the future of our homes here in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
When people contact us with news tips, send in letters to the editor, share their photos for Through Your Lens, or let us know about community events, we know that we’re an important part of what makes this community a community.
Newspapers like this one can never exist in isolation. We are only as strong as the people around us. We care about what happens to our towns, because we live and work here, and that helps us connect with our audience.
Thanks.
We couldn’t do this without you.
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