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Accent on News. These laments strike no nearer the heart of New York's newspaper problem than Broker Manno's statement that seven newspapers are more than New York will support. For not even seven newspapers may be enough for a city with a potential metropolitan-area readership exceeding 9,000,000. This possibility has occurred to New York Times Publisher Orvil Dryfoos. although he puts it another way. "We're successful," said he, "because of the emphasis we put on the first syllable in the word 'newspaper.' There is ample room for serious treatment regardless of the time of day—including the afternoon. Papers that don't supply news will be in difficulty." In New York, papers that don't supply news are already in difficulty.
*Elsewhere, thanks to home delivery, they read afternoon papers. In 16 of the nation's 25 largest cities, evening newspaper circulation exceeds morning circulation.