This is National Newspaper Week.
Despite many dire predictions about the future of the newspaper industry around the world, we at The Gulf News see plenty of reasons to celebrate the occasion.
For starters, you're reading this in your local community newspaper. The publication produced right here and read in over 3,000 homes along the southwest coast and beyond every week.
As a community newspaper, we aim to provide you, our readers, with local information and entertainment - things you aren't going to find in other places.
Whether it's the story about how a local person celebrated his or her 100th birthday, or how new capital works projects are going to make life better for residents of southwest coast communities. There are stories about the future of waste management and the history of midwifery, about the accomplishments of local people and the many places in the world people from here end up and what they do there.
The newspaper is a place where you can have your say. A letter to the editor or comment on our website can make you part of the conversation on any issue. Our community calendar helps inform people about the local events going on around them.
The advertisements provide valuable information about everything from sales at local retailers to upcoming special events to information about elections, tenders or public meetings. There are even birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and more that allow people to share the special moments in their lives.
There are editorials and columns, like the ones by reporter Brodie Thomas, tech teacher Todd Musseau or cooking guru Melissa Cormier.
And speaking of Melissa, she's going to be helping us celebrate National Newspaper Week with a live Table Talk demonstration, and you're all invited.
See the information about this special event taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, in the ad on page 6A
A community newspaper is meant to inform, entertain and get the conversation started about what's important in your community. Our door is always open, either to our office in Port aux Basques or through email, our website or by telephone.
We've been your community newspaper and a part of the southwest coast for nearly 36 years.
We think that's something to celebrate.
editor@gulfnews.ca
It's Newspaper Week
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- Published on October 5th, 2009
- Published on June 28th, 2010
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Natalie Musseau
This is National Newspaper Week.
Despite many dire predictions about the future of the newspaper industry around the world, we at The Gulf News see plenty of reasons to celebrate the occasion.
For starters, you're reading this in your local community newspaper. The publication produced right here and read in over 3,000 homes along the southwest coast and beyond every week.
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- Frank
- - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47
CONGRATULATIONS GULF NEWS
Excellent Journalism
Over the years our local newspapers have kept me and my family tuned into what is happening around home.. Newfoundland and Labrador.
Interesting to note, there was a time when some editor's noted to me that they were not interested in non-residents input. Yet, little did they know that no matter where we were globally the local newspapers got to us through family, friends and neighbours. I got to reply to what was happening around our communities then, and still continue to do so today. We all need to get more involved in our communities as the great art of writing makes a difference, and our newspapers make a great effort to get our opinions heard and our articles read.
If it were not for our community newspapers we would never know from far and near as to what was happening around our homeland.
Frank M. Blackwood
Frank Blackwood
Newfoundland Writer
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