WHY IS THE ALBION MONITOR CALLED A “NEWSPAPER?
” A wide spectrum of web pages offer news, but we have always felt that “newspaper” is the best description for this publication. Like a daily or weekly newspaper, every issue is a combination of copyrighted original articles and material drawn from news services. We share the view that a newspaper has the responsibilty to accurately write the “first draft of history” about our times (our view of what is significant news often differs from the mainstream press, however). The Monitor is not a “portal” web page, offering links to articles found elsewhere on the Internet, where articles may expire or be removed after a short time. All articles published since the first issue in August, 1995 remain available to paid subscribers. WHY WASN’T THERE COVERAGE OF (insert big story here)? Monitor news articles are selected based on both importance and the lack of coverage/balance in the mainstream American press. We don’t seek to cover all news of the day. Sometimes we even try to avoid current e
