For years I’ve purchased the Sunday edition of Salt Lake Tribune at stores in my neighborhood. I’ve continued to do so since the newspaper went to a weekly printing.
Is it now obsolete to put a date on a newspaper? That’s the first thing I look at, because I’ve accidentally purchased outdated Tribunes in newspaper boxes around town. Also, the date sets the framework for reading the weekly news.
After searching the inaugural edition of the weekly Tribune for a date, I finally found it listed in the header of the index box on the front page, in a font that required a magnifying glass to read. Not exactly user friendly.
Maybe this is an oversight. I can’t imagine that a publication responsible for reporting news leaves out this fact. Doesn’t all reporting start with the date of the story? Even with expanded versions of stories and more in-depth reporting, the news is still time-sensitive and a date sets the stage for understanding the complexities of the world we live in.
Cecily Light, Salt Lake City