If you鈥檙e 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, what we hope to contribute as reporters to our communities.
But this year, it鈥檚 important to talk about our readers.
It鈥檚 the readers who keep newspapers vital.
Partly that鈥檚 for the obvious reason that without your eyeballs on our physical paper and on our website (have you seen the newly revamped website at www.langleyadvancetimes.com?) we wouldn鈥檛 be able to pay our bills and keep producing journalism.
So for that, we thank you.
The fact that you read the ads and pick up the flyers is what keeps the lights on, so we can keep reporting important local news, whether that鈥檚 political developments at our municipal halls or the marking of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, or covering community events from Rivers Day to Arts Alive!
It鈥檚 no secret that newspapers have seen tougher times over the past few years, but we鈥檙e still here, and we couldn鈥檛 do that without our readers.
Beyond that practical support, we rely on our readers because we鈥檙e all invested in the future of our home here in 91原创.
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鈥檙e 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 91原创, because we live and work here, and that helps us connect with our audience.
Thanks. We couldn鈥檛 do this without you.
鈥� M.C.
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