Chetwynd Echo marks 50 years with interview series
In August the Chetwynd Echo launches an interview series with former Echo staffers to reflect on the paper’s 50 year history. This week editor Max Fawcett talks with Bea Kurjata about the paper’s early days and future prospects for the business and community.
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Fifty-year reflection on Chetwynd newspapers and fragmentation
A veteran observer recalls the 1959 launch of the Echo and Chinook in Chetwynd, noting rival paper The Reporter fueled fragmentation rather than unity. He defends a free press against incorporation aims and predicts newspapers endure so long as people want to say things in print.
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