“安于小,精于小”,这是最近在湖北襄樊市召开的第三次全国部分地市报纸经验交流会上议论的一个问题。近几年,许多地区出现了引入注目的现象:一般大报的发行量呈下降趋势,而地市小报却逐年上升,而且小报自费订户的比例日见提高。原因何在?读者调查的结果表明,改革、开放,搞活经济,激发起城乡广大居民获取信息、追求知识的热 “Able to be small and be good at small” is one of the most talked-about issues in the recent third-nation newspaper exchange in some cities held in Xiangfan City, Hubei Province. In recent years, the phenomenon of attracting attention has emerged in many areas: the circulation of the general newspaper has been on a downward trend, while that of tabloids has risen year by year, and the proportion of tabloid self-paying subscribers has been on the rise. Reasons for this? The findings of the readership survey show that reform, opening up and invigorating the economy have stimulated the heat from urban and rural residents to obtain information and pursue knowledge