Local Newspapers in Britain

Britain has alarge circulation（发行量）ofthe national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about4 million copies each day.On average,every

family will buy onenewspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.

2. Local newspapersare just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a week-lycirculation of 13 million .Nearly every town and country area has its own

paper,and almostev-ery local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers areearning good profits.

3. Local newspapershave their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in locale-vents-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often relyon a

small staff ofpeople who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhoodregularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get outof

date as quickly asnational news.If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item canbe held over until the fol- lowing week.

4. The editor of alocal newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends onad-vertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local

businessmen.If thenewspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract localreaders,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity ofkeeping

their products inthe public eye.

5. Local newspapersseldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sideson political questions.But they can often provide service to the

community inexpressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuadethe council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping

facilities,andpreserve local monuments and places of interest.British peoplehave the habit of reading newspapers in the______.

A.a lot of money

B. British people

C. morning

D. local people

E.national issues