JOURNAL INQUIRER

They believe that the press has no privileges and no right to be arrogant and that the constitutional guarantees of free expression and inquiry apply to all people equally. But we also believe that every reader places a trust in us and that they become to an extent the public's representative, so in pursuit of the news they must observe what Elmer Davis called "the first and great commandment" - "Don't let them scare you." For if a newspaper is intimidated, whether by a particular interest or by complexity, a community may be manipulated, exploited, and deprived of its freedom.