Newspaper Editors Join Effort to Regain Readers; Time for a Decision Several Causes Cited Fragmented Coverage
Date: 11 April 1978
By DEIRDRE CARMODY Special to The New York Times
Deirdre Special
Newspaper indus has undertaken 3-yr $3-million newspaper readership project to try to pinpoint causes and find remedies for loss of readership, which has been continuing for about 5 yrs; funds have been raised jointly by Amer Newspaper Publishers Assn and Newspaper Ad Bur; ASNE pres Eugene Patterson comments; possible reasons for readership decline noted; others commenting are Arnold Rosenfeld (Dayton Journal Herald), Leo Bogart (Newspaper Ad Bur) and Ruth Clark (Yankelovich) (M)
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New York Post Offers Severance for Resignations; Report Cites Losses
Date: 11 April 1978
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
NY Post says it is offering severance pay to selected members of Newspaper Guild if they will resign; results will be considered in deciding any action on April 14 deadline set by mgt; Yuncker says guild has no legal way to prevent request for resignations but has been assured that there will be no coercion; in Australia, rept by Murdoch's conglomerate, News Ltd, is released by Sydney Stock Exch; it says considerable losses have been incurred at Post since Murdoch took it over at end of '76; entire profit of News Ltd was reptd up 26% (S)
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FOREIGN REPORTERS ACCUSED BY MANILA; Marcos Government Says It Will Investigate Allegations of Interference in Election Washington Also Accused Mrs. Marcos Reported in Lead Dismissals Reported Planned Government Issues Warning
Date: 11 April 1978
By FOX BUTTERFIELD Special to The New York Times
Fox Special
Philippine Govt, apparently angered by widespread coverage in foreign press accts of fraudulent ballot counting, announces that it is probing allegations of interference by foreign journalists in election; Foreign Sec Carlos P Romulo also charges that some foreign correspondents had helped plan protest march through Manila (M)
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Around the Nation; Judge and Ohio Officials Meet on School Financing New Fires Begin in South, But Rain Aids Firemen Cost of New England Snow Estimated at $76 Million Rise in Elderly Population Challenging U.S. Budget Nader Urges Newspapers To Heed Public Criticism
Date: 10 April 1978
Ralph Nader says that newspapers should pay more attention to public complaints and recommends that citizen groups give close scrutiny to their local newspapers; makes statement as he releases 90-page manual designed to show readers how to appraise and improve daily newspapers; manual is by Nader assoc David Bollier (S)
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Moyers, Returning to Public TV, Fears Slighting of Documentaries
Date: 11 April 1978
By RICHARD F. SHEPARD
Richard SHEPARD
Bill Moyers says TV documentaries may become extinct because of popularity of programs with news-magazine format (S)
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