1____The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express both sell about four million copies every 
day. Apart from the national papers, there is, 2 Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own fmancially and many of them are very profitable. 
These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events, birth, deaths, council meetings and sports. 3 Editors prefer to rely on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week' s edition, an item can sometimes be held over until the following week. 
The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. 4 But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eyes. 
Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely hold with taking sides on political questions.5 A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area, and so on. 


A.Newspapers in Britain usually have great profits.
B.But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feelings on local issues.
C.however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many as copies.
D.The content is naturally influenced by the kind of community they serve.
E.Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation.
F.So local businesses are very interested in advertising in local papers.
G.He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason.