Anyone who believes that advertising in the Daily will be affected by the readership program is, quite frankly, wrong. All of the advertisements I see in today’s Daily (Jan. 27) are for local products, businesses, or services.

Whether it’s an ad for The Lumberyard or an announcement of a Chinese New Year party by the Chinese Students & Scholars Friendship Association, none of these organizations could benefit by advertising in a national paper. And I doubt any of these organizations could even afford an ad in the New York Times. So I suggest that anyone opposed to the Gannett Readership Program take a closer look at the advertisements in the Daily and reconsider their position.

Jon Shier

Junior

Aerospace Engineering