Local Newspapers inBritain ①Britain has a large circulation (发行量) of the national newspapers.The Daily Mirror and The Daily Expressboth sell about 4 million copies each day.On average, every family will buy onenewspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays. ②Local newspapers are just as popular asthe national ones in Britain.Local papers have a weekly circulation of 13million.Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost everylocal paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earninggood profits. ③Local newspapers have their specialcharacteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in locals-births,weddings,deaths,council meeti.ngs,and sports.Editors often relyon a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in theneighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news doesnot get out of date as quickly as national news.If there is no room for it inthis week's edition,a news item can be held over until the following week. ④The editor of a local newspaper neverforgets that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising.For thisreason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspapersells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,thebusinessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping theirproducts in the public eye. ⑤ Local newspapers seldom comment onproblems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on politicalquestions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressingpublic feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the councilto take action to improve transport., provide better shopping facilities, andpreserve local monuments and places of interest.22. Many local newspapers in Britain are ______.