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2016-01-22 Home Front: Culture Wars

The sky is falling on print newspapers faster than you think

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Posted by badanov 2016-01-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Sunday numbers are generally higher.

Coupons, sales flyers from major national and local distributors. Trying to read some of those flyers on line is sometimes awkward and sometimes nearly impossible. Then as mentioned, the left overs for wrapping and lining.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-01-22 07:59|| 2016-01-22 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 When my kids were in school, I kept a Sunday only subscription to cover the occasional school project. I mostly threw it out since the articles were largely slanted propaganda.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-22 08:56|| 2016-01-22 08:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Bring back the Trees!

Posted by Skidmark 2016-01-22 10:25|| 2016-01-22 10:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Now if the sky would fall on the liberal news networks as well.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-01-22 10:35|| 2016-01-22 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 ...when they break bundling of cable/satellite TV service, just watch.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-01-22 11:11|| 2016-01-22 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 After 20+ years, canceled the Sacramento Bee, paper had gotten physically smaller, cheaper paper stock, half the few pages in the Metro Section were obits, not only had the Editorial Page gone extreme leftie, but the news articles were all Climate Change, Gun Control, Obama accolades, no Hillary scandals, and other left coast tripe. The Monday edition was little more than a handbill, and even Sunday was mostly local human interest and LA/NY Times and WaPo reprints.But the Coup d' grace came when they upped the annual bill to $441, and when I called to cancel, got a call center in Pakistan. Since I cxl'd, have had seven calls to hype a new rate, but wanted credit card commitment, and when a management guy finally called to ask whey, when I told him my beefs, his answer was "Have you written a letter to the editor?"! They are quickly approaching DOA.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2016-01-22 16:31|| 2016-01-22 16:31|| Front Page Top

#7 I still get the paper on weekends. It's better than getting syrup or strawberry jelly on my laptop.

Posted by texhooey 2016-01-22 17:30|| 2016-01-22 17:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Negotiate NMBS, I got the TLH demagogue for a year free, then negotiable. They want eyeballs on print ads.

BTW my school gets 200 copies a day gratis. Eyeballs man, it's all about eyeballz. Free circulation isn't paid, but it is circulation of a type auditors will allow, it may also be a tax deductible charitable expense. Raj?

Posted by Shipman 2016-01-22 18:02|| 2016-01-22 18:02|| Front Page Top

#9 It is not the medium it is the message. Every city is ripe for truely neutral newspaper.

Posted by Zorba de Medici9541 2016-01-22 20:12|| 2016-01-22 20:12|| Front Page Top

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