Stamping Out Diverse Voices

STAMPING OUT DIVERSE VOICES
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
[Commentary] Postal rate increases are an unwelcome fact of life for every magazine publisher. But it seems the steep new increases for periodicals, scheduled to begin on July 15, will inflict undue hardship on small independent magazines that do much to inform the national discourse on politics and culture. They will be required to pay a much higher percentage increase than some of the largest magazines. Of course, the Postal Service needs revenue, and popular magazines published by Time Warner and others may deserve some discount for mailing efficiencies. But rates must be structured to avoid impeding the easy dissemination of information, which the founding fathers sought to protect by creating a national postal system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/opinion/08tue4.html
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