What has happened to our newspaper?
What has happened to our newspaper? The stories you are putting on the front page, such as Meth Babies, Police Cars, and Sports stories, certainly don't belong there. You have cut out so much of the paper I enjoyed. I had a hard time finding the book section today. We used to have a full page. And your new "7" section is ridiculous. From the looks of it today, you almost forgot to put it in.Put human interest stories in the appropriate sections and sports in the sports section. Hard news stories belong on the front page.
Thank you for listening and do hope some changes are made.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Cochran
"A long time subscriber".
Thanks for writing to express your concern. But our philosophy about the front page hasn't changed. We always look for the most compelling stories we can find. And, like other newspapers -- even the New York Times and Wall Street Journal -- we sometimes find them in the world of sports or culture.
(The story about meth babies, by the way, described concerns about long-term health effects facing children exposed to methamphetamine in the womb -- not, as you suggest, a trivial issue.)
There was a time, decades ago, when newspapers had a more narrow definition of the front page. Editors favored stories that were important but dull, like political speeches, official reports and foreign treaties. Today the importance of a story is only one consideration. We think a good front page must have a lively mix of topics that reflects the varied interests of our readers.
In any case, the front page is only one page. If our choices for A1 do not always please you, I hope you will find other stories that interest you elsewhere in the paper.
