Newsletters Vs. Town Reports
Characteristics of Newsletters
Articles have a narrow focus/specific/one idea
Timely news of what is happening now, what will be happening, what just happened
Intended for quick and easy reading ( short, headlines, lead sentences)
Maximum amount of information in a minimum amount of space
Produce .more than once a year (monthly, bimonthly,quarterly, semi-annually, or irregularly)
Reasons for Publishing Newsletters
- Provide a service
- Control the news
- Foster Community
- Supplement the annual report.
Characteristics of Annual Report
- It's required by law to contain detailed statement of all financial transactions of previous year; also a list of delinquent taxpayers
- Reports on the past year
- Contains broad focus reports of committees and departments that are often lengthy
- Produced once a year
- Often contains the town meeting warrant