A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 20, 1942

To answer some of the questions subscribers are asking about how TIME gathers, verifies, organizes and writes its news

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The stories you read in TIME each week are only partly the day to day product of our 200 correspondents stationed all over the world. They are only partly the product of our 34 researchers here in New York. They are only partly the product of our 49 editors and writers.

Although TIME is...

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